
More rain fell in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Monday than during the two damaging hurricanes last year
CNN
Torrential rain has fallen across portions of southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana on Monday leading to dangerous flash flooding across the region.
Rainfall totals were between 7-14 inches and flash flood emergencies were issued for Western Jefferson County in Texas and Eastern Calcasieu Parish in Louisiana, which includes the city of Lake Charles. The National Weather Service (NWS) described the situation as "particularly dangerous."
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As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











