Louisiana disaster declared after record floods

Flooding in the US state of Louisiana has resulted in
substantial property damage and six deaths, according to AIR.
The record rainfall has affected thousands of homes, as well as
farmland, roads, and commercial and industrial properties,
according to AIR.
"Parts of the region received two to four times the average
total monthly rainfall for August in just three days," said
AIR scientist Dr Hemant Chowdhary.Some 8.49 inches (21.6cm) of rain fell at the Baton Rouge
Metropolitan Airport in...