At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana - AP News
Severe flooding in Indiana has resulted in at least seven deaths following days of heavy rainfall. Residents are currently assessing property damage as floodwaters begin to recede.
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The disaster highlights the human and economic toll of extreme weather events and the challenges of emergency response in affected communities.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least seven people dead as floodwaters receded in Indianapolis’ White River and rains eased in other parts of the state Sunday.
Frank Gounder was among the Indianapolis residents assessing the damage Sunday, which also happened to be his 37th birthday.
The furniture maker, who lives on the city’s hard-hit northside, less than a mile from the White River, had been at home as floodwaters crept up his driveway until they were about 2 feet deep (0.61 meters) in the house and his workshop.
Now Gounder is left to pick through waterlogged materials and handmade furniture in various stages of completion to see what, if anything, could be salvaged.
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