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We haven't seen this in a while in Houston, the sun breaking through the clouds: pic.twitter.com/3qw9NKh7lT

— Victor Oquendo (@VictorOquendo) August 29, 2017

The sun can actually be seen right now in west Houston! #Harvey pic.twitter.com/qzQ18H9Q1V

— Sebastian Herrera (@SebasAHerrera) August 29, 2017

The sun and blue skies are finally here in extreme north Houston. ???? pic.twitter.com/J5TNy6XaZF

— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogersD1) August 29, 2017

An actual sighting of blue skies in northwest Houston. Been too long since I've seen that. Sun trying to peek out, too. pic.twitter.com/qtHXIH9g7r

— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) August 29, 2017

Thin clouds, blue sky and the sun over west Houston a very welcome sight! #Harvey #houwx #HoustonFloods #HoustonStrong pic.twitter.com/KDk9ULBJiG

— Martin Hajovsky (@MartinHajovsky) August 29, 2017

The sun came out over #Houston. #HoustonStrong #harvey pic.twitter.com/gwuBvzydJV

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) August 29, 2017

Oh my god. This is the first time I've seen the sun since I got to Houston. pic.twitter.com/99VXvmJqs8

— Matt Pearce (@mattdpearce) August 29, 2017

Photos: Gulf Coast residents struggle to recover after Hurricane Harvey\r

“Quite frankly, all of us needed to see it,” Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said of the sunlight in a press conference Tuesday evening.

Houston is expected to see less rain and more sunshine in the coming days, ABC Houston station KTRK reported.

How about some good news?

Less rain, more sun in my forecast for #Houston. #houwx pic.twitter.com/byOiZE8w0a

— ABC13 Tim Heller (@HellerWeather) August 29, 2017

Hurricane Harvey made landfall late Friday as a Category 4 storm and hovered over southeastern Texas for several days, unleashing torrential rains. At least eleven people are dead, including a Houston police officer who drowned on his way to work early Sunday, as a result of the storm.

Among the fatalities announced on Tuesday by The Beaumont Police Department was a woman who died after the car she was driving in with her young daughter ended up in high water. She and her daughter exited the vehicle, only to be swept up into the canal. First responders rescued the pair, but the mother was unresponsive and died. The child is in stable condition.

Harvey -- now a tropical storm -- is expected to make landfall for again in southwest Louisiana later this evening or early Wednesday morning, according to its latest track.

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