As East Coast is under threat of flooding from Irene, parched Texas continues to suffer record drought


As cities along the east coast of the United States' batten down the hatches in advance of the impending arrival of Hurricane Irene, spare a thought for the Lone Star state.

Texans are experiencing widespread crop failures, cattle deaths, wildfires and water rationing as they struggle to cope with their worst drought in recorded history.

While New Yorkers brace themselves for storms and flooding, in east Texas, an area normally wet at this time of year, farmers would give almost anything for a rainy day

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