A five-year-old boy died when he was swept away by floodwaters in the US state of Texas. Storms in Texas brought additional rain to Houston on Sunday (May 5) where hundreds of people have been rescued from inundated homes and roads.

A five-year-old boy died when he was swept away by floodwaters in the US state of Texas. Storms in Texas brought additional rain to Houston on Sunday (May 5) where hundreds of people have been rescued from inundated homes and roads. Additional rain was also seen in other cities in the state. A report by the news agency Associated Press on Monday said that the boy from Forth Worth's Johnson County died when he was swept away after the vehicle he was riding in got stuck in swift-moving water near the community of Lillian. According to Johnson County Emergency Management director Jamie Moore, the child and two adults were trying to get to dry ground when they were swept away. Moore said that the adults were rescued and taken to a hospital, but the child was found dead in the floodwaters. On Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Jimmy Fowler said that over the last week, areas near Lake Livingston, located northeast of Houston, have gotten upwards of 23 inches of rain. Areas in northeastern Harris County, the nation’s third-largest county that includes Houston, witnessed six inches to almost 17 inches of rain in that same period, Fowler added. Scattered showers in the Houston area on Sunday brought light to moderate rainfall, he further said and pointed out that no further rain was expected from Monday onwards. Houston is one of the most flood-prone metro areas in the US. During the weekend, a wide region was swamped from the city to rural East Texas, the Associated Press reported. So far, authorities in Houston have not reported any deaths or injuries. (With inputs from agencies)

Floods in Texas: One child dies after being swept in floodwaters in US state

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to &quot;operational issues.&quot;

&quot;We are in the process of a safe and systematic shutdown of operations,&quot; a company statement said.

ExxonMobil said it was &quot;taking all precautions&quot; to ensure workers&#39; safety and minimise the impact of the closure on employees and the local community.

The group said all of its other Gulf Coast facilities were continuing to operate normally.

The Baytown complex is one of the biggest refining and petrochemical sites in the world.

Situated some 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston, it produces an average 584,000 barrels of crude oil a day and employs 7,000 workers.

Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2005 and to hit Texas since 1961, roared onto the state&#39;s Gulf Coast late Friday as an immensely powerful category four hurricane.

It has since been downgraded to tropical storm status but is continuing to drop record amounts of rain.

The area from Houston to Galveston was hit by some two feet (60 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours, and authorities have warned of catastrophic flooding of historic proportions.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, was asked about the storm during an appearance Sunday on Fox News Sunday.

He said his former industry had been through many major storms and was probably among the &quot;most prepared for these types of events.&quot;

But, he added, &quot;there will be challenges that are created by a storm of this magnitude.&quot;

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to "operational issues."

US petroleum giant ExxonMobil said Sunday it was temporarily closing its enormous refinery in Baytown, Texas, after flooding caused by monster storm Harvey had led to "operational issues." "We are in the process of a safe and systematic shutdown of operations," a company statement said. ExxonMobil said it was "taking all precautions" to ensure workers' safety and minimise the impact of the closure on employees and the local community. The group said all of its other Gulf Coast facilities were continuing to operate normally. The Baytown complex is one of the biggest refining and petrochemical sites in the world. Situated some 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Houston, it produces an average 584,000 barrels of crude oil a day and employs 7,000 workers. Harvey, the most powerful hurricane to strike the US mainland since 2005 and to hit Texas since 1961, roared onto the state's Gulf Coast late Friday as an immensely powerful category four hurricane. It has since been downgraded to tropical storm status but is continuing to drop record amounts of rain. The area from Houston to Galveston was hit by some two feet (60 centimeters) of rain in 24 hours, and authorities have warned of catastrophic flooding of historic proportions. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, was asked about the storm during an appearance Sunday on Fox News Sunday. He said his former industry had been through many major storms and was probably among the "most prepared for these types of events." But, he added, "there will be challenges that are created by a storm of this magnitude."

Baytown refinery shuts down in Texas due to cyclonic disruption

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Floods in Texas: One child dies after being swept in floodwaters in US state

Baytown refinery shuts down in Texas due to cyclonic disruption