USA - Severe #flooding displace thousands in Louisiana: Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English

Published on Aug 15, 2016

More than 10,000 people are in emergency shelters in Louisiana after days of severe flooding.

Six people have died and 20,000 have been evacuated from the flooding, which began on Friday.

Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Saint Amant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.

#Flooding in Downtown #Roanoke @City_of_Roanoke pic.twitter.com/GGWLEu7qG4

— Alan Auglis (@alanauglis) August 15, 2016

WATCH LIVE: #Louisiana governor gives update on response to deadly #flooding | #FOXNewsUS https://t.co/HE4qnqb39X pic.twitter.com/YPoi46dYGe

— Fox News (@FoxNews) August 14, 2016

These rivers in Louisiana are all shattered records in less than 12 hrs. WOW #flooding #louisiana pic.twitter.com/MITpC7zAuO

— Brad Panovich (@wxbrad) August 13, 2016

Louisiana governor declares state of emergency over flooding https://t.co/lnKj4GuYaP #Flooding

— World News Report (@robinsnewswire) August 12, 2016

Record #flooding occurring across portions of #Louisiana Friday. More rain continues to fall https://t.co/BkA09W9arv pic.twitter.com/pGCvqWqLcJ

— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) August 12, 2016