Historic Flooding Swamps Louisiana: More Than 20,000 Rescued From Cars and Homes

EcoWatch
Aug 15, 2016, 9:26 am176 pts
An unusually wet tropical storm, fed by above average sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico, has dumped record amounts of rain in Louisiana since Friday, flooding homes, killing at least six and forcing 20,000 people to flee the rapidly rising waters. During storms that normally occur only once every…

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