Eleven Dead After Storm, Flood in Louisiana

Though floodwaters are receding in some areas, residents in the southern part of the state face danger as water moves downstream toward the Gulf, reports NBC News.

Gov. John Bel Edwards spoke at a news conference alongside FEMA administrator Craig Fugate, saying “well over” 20,000 people have been rescued since the flooding began Friday. 30,000 people were rescued from the floods, which began last Friday on August 12.

At least 11 people have died and 40,000 homes have been damaged as massive floods swept anew in some communities in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

Because the guardsmen have been in their position before, they said one of the best things they can provide is comfort during this time.

While global wires are reporting eight people are dead, conflicting media reports suggest the number could be as high as 11.

Johnson said more than 900 Federal Emergency Management Agency personnel are on the ground in Louisiana and hundreds more are expected.

“We’re just now moving into recovery phase”.

The flooding that has struck the Baton Rouge and Lafayette areas has left at least 12 people dead.

Donations made on the Red Cross’ web page can be earmarked for the Louisiana floods.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner confirms that the body of a man was recovered late Monday evening in the Sherwood Forest area.

Edwards said there were still some 34,000 households and businesses without electricity in torrid summer heat and humidity.

“There are still a lot of people who are suffering”, including the 34 thousand customers who remain without electricity in summer heat and humidity – raising concerns of mold, he said.

Authorities were checking every flooded home and automobile, not knowing how many people might be missing and how many simply might be unable to communicate.

Though the rain had mostly stopped, new places in the state faced flood dangers from the deluge that has sent thousands into shelters.

“I’m not going to lie, I cried uncontrollably”, he said.

Serigne said the volunteers have to navigate through unfamiliar neighborhoods, and finding points from which to safely launch boats has been hard.

The Exxon-Mobil plant looks like a small city in this photograph taken from the Louisiana Capitol observation deck in Baton Rouge, La. She said she is not sure how they will make it in the coming months as they try to rebuild the house, which took on more than 4 feet of water.

Anderson has spent the last two decades in Baton Rouge and is now a spectator to the devastation of flood waters which have swallowed up entire communities.

That was true for the Traylor family of the town of Robert in Tangipahoa Parish, who gathered Tuesday at the home of family matriarch Blanche Traylor Ryan, 86, to find her belongings soaked and covered in mud.

Other vehicles that were out of gas, stalled or unclaimed were being towed Monday to the shoulder to help clear the interstate.

Governor Edwards said on Monday that Louisiana “is now experiencing a historic flooding event that is breaking every record”.

The flood warning for Baton Rouge and the River Parishes area has been extended 24 hours, to Wednesday (Aug. 17) at 3 p.m., according to the Slidell office of the National Weather Service.