Massive flooding feared as Hurricane Dolly hits Texas

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Hurricane Dolly hammered the southern tip of Texas on Wednesday, lashing buildings with violent winds, triggering tornado warnings and fueling fears of massive flooding and failed levees along the Rio Grande.

The first Atlantic hurricane to strike the United States this year, Dolly made landfall at South Padre Island, near the Texas-Mexico border, about 1 p.m. as a Category 2, with winds topping 100 mph, the National Weather Service said.

Read more about Hurricane Dolly here.

-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City