At least 6 people have died from days of storms and record-setting flooding in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (AP) — Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as floodwaters peaked in Indianapolis' White River and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state Sunday. A 4-year-old boy, two men and three women were among those who had died since the storms began Aug. 11, said Liz Woods, a spokesperson for the state Department of Homeland Security. Officials in Jennings County, in the southern end of the state, said the boy was killed Tuesday when a tree crashed through his bedroom during strong winds. "This is obviously unexpected," Jennings County Deputy Chief Cody Low told the local ABC affiliate. "There's nothing we can say that is going to make it any better. We're going to push through this as a community." The other victims included a 19-year-old man whose body was recovered Saturday.
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In a statement shared with local news outlets, her family remembered her as a compassionate and loving person who adored her grandchildren and other young relatives. The agency said it would reopen the city's floodgates Sunday and that emergency shelters remained open after hundreds of homes along the river and its canals were evacuated.
