At least six people dead from days of storms and record flooding in Indiana
Four-year-old boy, two men and three women among those who died since storms began on 11 August, officials say Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as flood waters peaked in Indianapolis’s White River – and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state on Sunday. A four-year-old boy, two men and three women were among those who had died since the storms began on 11 August, state homeland security department spokesperson Liz Woods said. Officials in Jennings county, in the southern end of the state, said the boy was killed on 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 on 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 on Sunday and that emergency shelters remained open after hundreds of homes along the river and its canals were evacuated.
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Four-year-old boy, two men and three women among those who died since storms began on 11 August, officials say Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as flood waters peaked in Indianapolis’s White River – and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state on Sunday. A four-year-old boy, two men and three women were among those who had died since the storms began on 11 August, state homeland security department spokesperson Liz Woods said. Officials in Jennings county, in the southern end of the state, said the boy was killed on 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 on Saturday.
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Four-year-old boy, two men and three women among those who died since storms began on 11 August, officials say Days of storms and flooding in Indiana left at least six people dead as flood waters peaked in Indianapolis’s White River – and rains were expected to ease in the state capital region and other parts of the state on Sunday. A four-year-old boy, two men and three women were among those who had died since the storms began on 11 August, state homeland security department spokesperson Liz Woods said. Officials in Jennings county, in the southern end of the state, said the boy was killed on 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 on Saturday.
