At least six people dead from days of storms and record flooding in Indiana
Flooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Photograph: Indianapolis Fire Department/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFlooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. “There’s nothing we can say that is going to make it any better.
- ▪Flooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday.
- ▪Photograph: Indianapolis Fire Department/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFlooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday.
- ▪“There’s nothing we can say that is going to make it any better.
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Flooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Photograph: Indianapolis Fire Department/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenFlooding in northern Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Photograph: Indianapolis Fire Department/AFP/Getty ImagesIndianaAt least six people dead from days of storms and record flooding in IndianaFour-year-old boy, two men and three women among those who died since storms began on 11 August, officials sayAssociated PressSun 16 Aug 2026 15.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDays 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…
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