
Flooding leads to rescues in Louisiana and Texas, with more rain on the way
CNN
Water rescues were underway in Louisiana's capital region Tuesday morning, after torrential rain starting a day earlier caused dangerous flash flooding in parts of that state and southeastern Texas.
Yet more rain is expected through Thursday in the south-central US, setting up moderate risks of further flooding in central Texas, southern Louisiana and parts of southern Oklahoma and Arkansas. More than 31 million people were under flash flood watches Tuesday morning, largely in those four states.
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