More than 100 cooling centres in the Houston area have been launched to help residents amid a deadly heat wave in Texas.
Hospitals in Houston, Texas are filling up after Hurricane Beryl left more than a million people in the city without electricity during a deadly heat wave.
The city's football stadium has been converted into a transitional facility for when hospitals reach capacity.
Tens of millions of people were under a heat advisory on Thursday, as searing temperatures scorch the US from California to Texas.
In Texas, a heat advisory has been issued in dozens of cities.
More than two million people were without power as powerful winds uprooted trees and stripped powerlines on Monday.
Around 1.3 million people in the state still lack electricity.
More than 100 cooling centres in the Houston area have been launched to help residents.
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