Thousands of homes were flooded and destroyed in Louisiana and along the Gulf coast.
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Drivers tried to navigate treacherous roads where the water lapped at the side or covered the asphalt in a running stream.
Shoes, children’s toys and household items floated through knee-deep water outside his home.
Although the rain has stopped, the rivers continue to rise in water levels and the city is still at risk for additional flash flooding. Rivers such as the Comite near East Baton Rouge and the Tickfaw near Livingston were expected to keep rising through Monday morning, causing more backwater flooding from rivers and bayous such as the surge that affected Prairieville. He said two nursing homes in that area were being evacuated.
Some vehicles with people inside remained stranded for more than 24 hours on the weekend along a flooded highway, according to Louisiana State Police Col. Michael Edmonson.
“People have lost their homes, cars, are out of work, and need food, clothing and shelter”, read the fundraising appeal posted Monday by the Baton Rouge Beit Chabad, which opened a year ago, on its website.
Flynn said there are 67 people in the shelter opened in Natchez on Saturday.
The flooding killed at least four people.
“People are surprisingly upbeat”.
Tom Kelly of Prairieville said he had one wish for Monday: to wake up in his own bed and put his feet on dry ground.
“That’s never happened before”, he said.
Officials are asking people to stay out of flood areas in south Louisiana while they help people escape unprecedented flooding. – More than 20,000 people have been rescued after massive floods swept across Louisiana, and officials warned Sunday that even though the rain had subsided, dangers loomed.
The governor toured flood-ravaged areas by helicopter Saturday and warned Louisiana residents it would be too risky to venture out even after the rains start to subside.
“We are going to get through this”, Edwards said, adding: “We have a lot of work ahead of us”.
Johannessen said the shelter is designed for individuals who are homebound, chronically ill or who have disabilities and are in need of medical or nursing care, and have no other place to get care. The woman, who is not initially visible on camera, yells from inside the vehicle: “Oh my god, I’m drowning”. One of the men jumped into the turbulent water and was able to get the woman out. When she tries to dive under for her dog, he goes underwater and reappears holding the dog. Once the woman surfaces, she tells her rescuer that her dog is in the vehicle.
Shanita Angrum, 32, said she called 911 on Friday morning when she realized flood waters had trapped her family in their home. An officer arrived and carried her six-year-old daughter to safety.
“Snakes were everywhere”, she told Associated Press. “The whole time I was just praying for God to make sure me and my family were OK”.
First, there are scattered pockets of rain in the forecast for the area this week. Several more inches fell Saturday, according to the National Weather Service.
The heavy rain began Friday, with 6 to 10 inches falling on southeast parts of the state. There were at least five deaths reported in Louisiana because of the rushing floodwaters. He was rescued from his home by boat over the weekend.
“We’re just keeping them right here in the neighborhood, and we are all going to be working right here with them, cleaning it out”, Mr. Cutrer said.
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– A hospital in Baton Rouge – Ochsner Medical Center in Baton Rouge’s O’Neal campus – has evacuated about 40 patients and is expected to evacuate another 10-15.
