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In August 2016, prolonged rainfall from an unpredictable storm resulted in catastrophic flooding in the state of Louisiana, United States; thousands of houses and businesses were submerged. Louisiana's governor, John Bel Edwards, called the disaster a "historic, unprecedented flooding event" and declared a state of emergency.
September 24, 2005 – Hurricane Rita made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane on the Texas-Louisiana border with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph. Devastaing storm surge destroyed coastal communities in Cameron Parish such as Holly Beach, but only one person was killed throughout the state due to mass evacuations which were heeded in the wake ...
Floods in Louisiana have killed at least 13 and displaced tens of thousand -- and the National Weather Service warned Thursday there could be more floods. 'It turns your heart upside down ...
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2005 levee failures in Greater New Orleans - After Hurricane Katrina many levees failed in New Orleans causing widespread catastrophic flooding in 80% of the city; 2011 Mississippi River floods - Severe flooding across the Mississippi River Valley affected Louisiana; 2015 Louisiana floods - The Red River reached record levels, resulting in flooding
During Hurricane Katrina, then known as the Louisiana Superdome, the arena was used as a "shelter of last resort" to the thousands unable to evacuate ... Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:40 PM. by JOHN ...
In April 2016, Houston, Texas was flooded with over one foot of rain in 24 hours. [68] The event was termed "the Tax Day flood" and pushed local creek and reservoir levels to new records. Until Hurricane Harvey in 2017, this was the worst flooding Houston had seen since 2001's Tropical Storm Allison. [69]
Louisiana, typically one of the wettest states in the country, is on fire. In communities often challenged by flooding and hurricanes this time of year, firefighters instead are fending off 300 ...