5 Dead In 'Unprecendeted' Houston Floods

At least five people were killed and hundreds more were evacuated from their homes in Houston, TX, as torrential rains and flooding prompted authorities to declare a state of emergency across the city on Monday.

All five victims were found inside vehicles submerged in high floodwaters.

Thousands of homes and local businesses have lost electricity as a result of the what meteorologists have termed a "historic" downpour and at least 1,000 homes were flooded, CNN reports.