Historic Levels of Rain Leave the Texas-Mexico Border in Ruins, with Officials Slow to Respond

"It feels like we're on our own," said a Texas border resident.

Residents join rescue efforts along with two National Guard soldiers on the streets of Reynosa, Mexico, in the early hours of Friday morning. (Photo credit: Alberto Cruz, La Prensa.)

By midday Wednesday, the sky was dark and ominous across the region. The rain started in the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and northern Tamaulipas and didn’t let up until…