Brownsville, TX (KRGV) — Rain flooded parts of Brownsville Monday, and one homeowner said water covered his backyard again.

Channel 5 News was in Martin Leal’s backyard near Boca Chica Boulevard and Carlton Drive around noon when water covered the yard. The water has since receded.

Leal has lived in the home for 68 years, raising his children there and hoping his grandchildren can do the same.

“Every time it rains, I still get that worry: is it going to flood? Especially when we get these long periods of rain,” Leal said.

Leal said this was not the first time his property flooded. He said flooding was worse in 2015, when water got inside his home and reached his waist in some areas outside.

Leal said he spent $15,000 to repair flood damage from 2015. He said long-term relief starts with improving the city’s drainage system because it does not have enough capacity when rain like this falls.

Channel 5 News reached out to the city and the public works department for comment and is still waiting to hear back.

Brownsville District 2 Commissioner Linda Macias told Channel 5 News a crew was sent out on Sunday to help with the issue.

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