The Week -
15 Aug 2016 07:54

In southern Louisiana, at least 20,000 people have been evacuated amid what Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) calls "unprecedented" and "historic" flooding that followed up to 24 inches of rain in 48 hours. That number includes Edwards, whose family had to leave the governor's mansion after flooding in the basement knocked out electricity. More than 10,000 people are in shelters, including the Baton Rouge River Center, and the federal government has declared the region a major disaster area. The death t...
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