Working poor on Minden Street exhausted after Harvey

HOUSTON (AP) — Like many of his neighbors on flood-ravaged Minden Street, Lino Saldana knows if he doesn't work, he doesn't get paid.

As volunteers helped him rip out waterlogged, moldy drywall and carpet from his wrecked home, adding to piles of debris along the street that have grown to 5 feet (1.5 meters), Saldana was asked if he will be able to make the next mortgage payment.

"Oof," groaned the 50-year-old construction contractor who, for now, can't go to any jobs because his vehicles are flooded.

Harvey's epic 52 inches (130 centimeters) of rain didn't discriminate between rich and poor areas. But in working-class neighborhoods , where many live paycheck to paycheck, the cleanup and recovery could be an even tougher slog.