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'Unprecedented' floods batter southern US, thousands rescued

More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated in Louisiana and Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency.

By :  amrit sadhana
Update: 2016-08-14 06:18 GMT
The city has been going through testing times. (Photos: File/AP)
Torrential rains have caused record flooding in parts of the southern United States. (Photo: AP)
Torrential rains have caused record flooding in parts of the southern United States. (Photo: AP)
Torrential rains have caused record flooding in parts of the southern United States. (Photo: AP)
Torrential rains have caused record flooding in parts of the southern United States. (Photo: AP)
The National Weather Service said on Saturday afternoon that the storming had \"resulted in catastrophic flash flooding across Louisiana” and the threat of heavy rain would expand westward with \"at least a slight risk of flash flooding tonight over a large area from the southern plains to the mid-Mississippi/Ohio valleys and even the Northeast. (Photo: AP)
Layton Ricks, president of Livingston parish in the Baton Rouge area, told reporters that \"we're experiencing one of the worst storm events we've ever had, with flash flooding.\" (Photo: AP)
The area recorded 10 to 15 inches (25.4 to 38.1 cm) of rain, David Roth, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, told AFP. Another 10 inches were expected in parts of Louisiana over the next two days. (Photo: AP)
Emergency services were transporting residents by high-water vehicles, boats and aircraft, he said. More than 1,000 residents had been evacuated in Louisiana, the authorities said. (Photo: AP)
More than 1,000 residents have been evacuated in Louisiana and Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency.

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