Louisiana floods damage 40,000 homes

Criticised by political opponents for not coming sooner, President Barack Obama is visiting Louisiana to assess the damage after flooding killed at least 13 people and damaged more than 60,000 homes.
This home in St Amant, Louisiana, in the United States, is one of 40,000 houses damaged by a week of catastrophic floods in the south of the state. So far, 13 people have died and around 30,000 had to be rescued. More than 86,000 have registered for
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Aug 24, 2016, 02:59 PM
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Aug 23, 2016, 05:00 AM

This home in St Amant, Louisiana, in the United States, is one of 40,000 houses damaged by a week of catastrophic floods in the south of the state. So far, 13 people have died and around 30,000 had to be rescued. More than 86,000 have registered for federal aid - with that number expected to grow.

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