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A Border Patrol riverine agent standing in calf-deep flood waters helps a woman to board an air boat during search and rescue operations

Flood Escape

A Border Patrol riverine agent lends a hand to a woman as she boards an airboat during search and rescue operations in a flooded subdivision of Houston, Aug. 30, 2017, in Harvey's aftermath. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett

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Tags: humanitarian relief, border patrol, hurricane harvey, northcom, northern command
Credit: Glenn Fawcett VIRIN: 170830-H-NI589-788A.JPG

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