At least four people are dead after drenching rain and flash floods inundated the Texas-Mexico border Friday, trapping residents in their homes and forcing people to abandon their waterlogged cars on streets.
Officials in Harlingen said more than 21 inches of rain fell this week, leading to severe flooding on Thursday, which had the heaviest rainfall.
“This, of course, has been a historic and challenging event for the city. But Harlingen is strong. We have faced adversity before, and we will get through this together,” said Mayor Norma Sepulveda.
Around two hundred homes were flooded in Alamo where authorities conducted more than 100 water rescues of people stranded in their homes or cars.
“I assure the public that we are assessing the situation on the hour, every hour. We’re constantly going out, not just in our city,” Fire Department Chief R.C. Flores said.
“Just because the storm is over, it doesn’t mean that the emergencies and the disaster are over. We are going to continue to work as long as we need to.”
