Posted by JerryS on March 23, 2016 at 13:05:33 from (98.80.102.212):
Two weekends ago a major storm front swept across the deep south, bringing about half of the Gulf of Mexico with it. A massive system of rain, traveling across east Texas and Louisiana (and most of the eastern seaboard, I assume), dumped rains ranging from 12 inches to more than two feet in a 24-hour period. The result was historic flooding in about one-third of Louisiana. Thousands of acres land and thousands of homes were submerged, several people were lost, and hundreds of livestock were drowned. Now, two weeks later, much of the flood water is still in place, and authorities say it will be here for several more weeks.
This flooding was particularly destructive because it affected people who are not normally touched by flood waters from rising streams. The torrential downpour caught people by surprise, in the middle of the night. Lots of people stepped out of their beds into water in their bedroom. As a result they had little if any time to collect valuables, or even to escape in their automobiles. The roads were already under water by that time. So, lots of people have lost everything, and a large percentage of them had no flood insurance (weren't in a defined flood zone, didn't think they needed it).
The photos here were taken by the Bossier Parish (county) Sheriff's Office while they were out rescuing people trapped in their homes. I wish I knew how to caption each photo, but most of them are self-explanatory, except for the one of the inevitable looter who was caught on surveillance cam.
Sorry about so many photos. I did manage to get in a tractor.
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