More Than 40,000 Baton Rouge Homes Await Repair After Floods

The death toll rose to 11 Wednesday as Louisiana's capital continues to reel from unprecedented flooding. More than 40,000 homes have been damaged following a weekend of record-breaking rainfall in Baton Rouge. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials and volunteers have been on the ground for a few days, as have Red Cross volunteers. "It's safe to say that the state in general is very accustomed to hurricanes," Craig Cooper of the Red Cross told VOA....

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