RESCUE ROW: Dozens taken to safety in northeast Houston

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Dozens of people have been taken to safety after several boats were sent to what we have nicknamed "Rescue Row" on Tidwell in northeast Houston.

Reporter Ted Oberg and Mike Menchaca captured some of the most captivating images Monday night during the mass rescue.

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Oscar Peru of U.S. Customs and Border Protection searches for flood victims from a helicopter after torrential rains pounded the area on August 31, 2017 near Sugar Land, Texas.

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