A sign is seen along a flooded road on August 15, 2016 in Baton Rouge.
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Vast swaths of southern Louisiana remained under water – a metre or more deep in many places – inundating homes, businesses and cars.
The recovery process is slowly beginning in some parts of south Louisiana after historic flooding in many areas.
She was one in a family of three that in a vehicle on LA 1045 when the vehicle was swept away by high water.
About 40,000 homes have been “impacted to varying degrees thus far”, Edwards said. But the White House says President Barack Obama is unlikely to break from a New England vacation to survey Louisiana flood damage, despite calls for him to visit.
While flooding receded in parts of southern Louisiana, other areas saw rising waters following a weekend of torrential rains.
The death toll in the historic flooding in Louisiana has risen to 13, officials said Wednesday night. But she said rescues taking place Tuesday were less about saving lives and more about helping people running low on supplies.
The smell of muddy water hung heavy in the air as people donned surgical masks and began the back-breaking job of ripping out soggy carpet, drywall and insulation. They cleaned out spiders and cockroaches that had bubbled up through the sewer grates.
The Ascension Parish Homeland Security Office confirmed that floodwaters were slopping over the top of the Laurel Ridge levee, which protects the parish in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, from the Amite River. “I feel like I’m going to have a heart attack”.
Dancing kid managed to make the world smile at a time of tragedy in Louisiana. Firefighters and other first responders also helped to rescue countless animals.
“I think we could have mitigated some of the loss, in fact a good bit of the loss, had there been communication about the threat of the flood”.
Residents in 20 parishes are eligible for disaster assistance as a result of a federal disaster declaration.
“We are very excited to work in this joint endeavor with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office and other local firefighters as we help our fellow citizens in south Louisiana”, said Benton Fire Chief J.T. Wallace.
Help also came from another quarter with performer Taylor Swift telling the Associated Press she will donate $US1 million ($A1.30 million) to flood relief. Swift told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Louisiana residents graciously welcomed her when she kicked off the US dates of her “1989 World Tour” in the state previous year.
A person is seen on the front porch of a home as it is surrounded by flood waters in Port Vincent, Louisiana.
As much as 2 feet of rain has fallen in the past 48 hours in East Baton Rouge, Livingston and St. Helena parishes, nola.com reports.
Rivers and creeks are still dangerously bloated south of Baton Rouge.
“I can’t live without her pictures”. Water was in the yard.
The likelihood of floods of this extent occurring is once in every 500 years.
FEMA said more than 9,000 flood claims have been filed with the agency.
People in numerous areas that remain underwater weren’t considered in a high-risk flooding area and weren’t required to carry flood insurance by mortgage lenders.
“Not everyone can do this on their own”, the governor said.
The trauma was evident among people who went back to their homes. There were fish and thousands of spiders, and mold had started to grow.
“I’m not going to lie, I cried uncontrollably”, he said. “But you have to push forward and make it through”. The reporter says, “It is literally bumper-to-bumper traffic between here and there and…” yada yada yada – no one is listening to what you’re saying because we’re all too mesmerized by the dancing kid behind you..
Kunzelman and Deslatte reported from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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Santana reported from New Orleans.
