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South inundated after torrential rain sparks flooding Cnn Com © Provided by LA Daily News Homeowner Stephen Punkay, right, dumps a cart-load of wet carpet to add to the debris pile, after the Baker Drive home that he and wife Amy share with their six children got at least six inches of water in Monday night’s deluge of rain in the Westminster subdivision, as they clean up with the help of family, neighbors and “church family” from Community Bible Church, on Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. Heavy rains have swept across southern Louisiana, flooding homes, swa...

Louisiana reports at least 4 weather-related deaths as heavy rains deluge state CNN 1 day ago By Jamiel Lynch, Jason Hanna and Amanda Jackson, CNN © Rick Hickman/AP Cars sit stalled on a flooded Sale Road during heavy rains in Lake Charles, La., Monday, May 17, 2021. Storms and flooding have killed at least four people in Louisiana this week, officials in the rain-deluged state said Wednesday. Three deaths were of people who were in submerged vehicles in different parts of the state, said Mindy Faciane, spokesperson for the Louisiana Department of Health. According to Fac...

Flooding leads to rescues in Louisiana and Texas, with more rain on the way May 18, 2021 2:37 PM CNN Courtesy Derek Williams (CNN) — Water rescues were underway Tuesday morning in Louisiana’s capital region after torrential rain that started a day earlier caused dangerous flash flooding in parts of that state and southeastern Texas. Yet more rain is expected through Thursday in the south-central US, setting up moderate risks of further flooding in central Texas, southern Louisiana and parts of southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. More than 30 million people were under ...