A slow-moving storm swamped Louisiana, forcing the rescue of thousands from their homes and vehicles and leaving behind a trail of water-logged destruction.
Standing water closes roads in Sorrento, La., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding.
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Daniel Stover, 17, wipes his head as he helps Laura Albritton, rescue personal belongings in Sorrento, La., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding.
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Shelley DeCarlo, 40, left, and Daniel Stover, 17, empty their boots of water as they enter the home of Laura Albritton to help her save some personal belongings from flood water in Sorrento, La., Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016. Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding.
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Leslie Andermann Gallagher surveys the flood damage to her home in Sorrento, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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Mud covered belongings are seen on the floor of a home after flood waters receded in Denham Springs, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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Katie Andermann stands on the porch while helping retrieve items from her sister-in-law’s flooded home in Sorrento, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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Michael Plaisance sprays a deoderizer on the flooded floors of his home in Sorrento, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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Katie Andermann helps retrieve items from her sister-in-law’s flooded home in Sorrento, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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Katie Andermann helps retrieve items from her sister-in-law’s flooded home in Sorrento, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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A “no wake” sign to dissuade passing boaters from kicking up floodwaters in a residential neighborhood in Sorretno, La., on Aug. 17, 2016.
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David McNeely, left, and Jason Schexnayder walk through a flooded street as an early morning fog blankets the area Aug. 17, 2016, in Sorrento, Louisiana.
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Cattle are driven through a flooded road as they are herded to trucks to be brought to dry land on Aug. 16, 2016, in Sorrento, Louisiana.
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Damaged products are seen at Jasmine’s Beauty Supply following the floods on Aug. 16, 2016, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
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A bird sits in a cage as people unload belongings from a boat after flooding Aug. 16, 2016, in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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People sort through water-damaged products outside Jasmine’s Beauty Supply following the floods on Aug. 16, 2016, in Baton Rouge, La.
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Caskets are seen floating in flood waters near a cemetery on Aug. 17, 2016, in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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A home is surrounded by flood waters on Aug. 17, 2016, in Sorrento, Louisiana.
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A dump truck is seen stranded in a flooded construction site Aug. 16, 2016, in Prairieville, Louisiana.
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Raymond Lieteau takes photos of his flood-damaged home in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 16, 2016.
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Water-damaged material lines a street after flooding Aug. 16, 2016, in Denham Springs, Louisiana.
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A flood damaged tomb is covered for repair at the cemetery of Greater St. Mark Baptist Church in Walker, La., on Aug. 16, 2016.
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A man navigates a boat of rescued goats past a partially submerged car after flooding on Aug. 16, 2016, in Gonzales, La.
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Lester Duplessis walks down a flooded street to his house Aug. 16, 2016, in Gonzales, Louisiana.
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Danny and Alys Messenger canoe away from their flooded home after reviewing the damage in Prairieville, La., on Aug. 16, 2016.
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In this Aug. 15, 2016, U.S. Coast Guard handout photo, flooded areas of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are seen from the air.
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Prefabricated homes are seen in flood waters at Southern Heritage Homes on Aug. 15, 2016, in Denham Springs, Louisiana.
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A handout picture obtained from the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development shows cars partly submerged on a flooded road in Denham Springs, near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Aug. 14, 2016.
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Danielle Blount carries her 3-month-old baby Ember to a truck from the Louisiana Army National Guard as they evacuate the area near Walker, La., on Aug. 14, 2016.
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Trucks attempt to drive through a flooded intersection in Youngsville, La., on, Aug. 14, 2016.
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People arrive to an area to be evacuated by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard near Walker, La., on Aug. 14, 2016.
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Vehicles pass a submerged car in a ditch on Highway 30 near Brightside, La., on Aug. 13, 2016.
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A member of the St. George Fire Department assists residents as they wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La. on Aug. 12, 2016.
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A boat travels between flooded homes after heavy rains inundated the region Aug. 13, 2016, in Hammond, La.
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Jeff Robinson lowers a ladder from a Louisiana National Guard truck as his wife wades through flood waters from the Natalbany River near their home in Baptist, La., on Aug. 13, 2016.
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Michael Ugbo, 5, holds the hand of a St. George Fireman as residents are evacuated from floodwaters due to heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La. on Aug. 12, 2016.
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A member of the St. George Fire Department assists residents as they wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, La., on Aug. 12, 2016.
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An abandoned vehicle is surrounded by water on Highway 190 near Holden, La., after heavy rains inundated the region Aug. 14, 2016.
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In this aerial photo over Robert, La., rescuers and evacuees stand on U.S. Route 190 after heavy rains inundated the region Aug. 13, 2016.
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Brad Gilbert, left, helps his friend Mike Abel with his flooded business in Amite, La., picking up anything that is salvageable before the water gets higher on Aug. 12, 2016.
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High water threatens homes and businesses in Amite, La. as storms threaten the north shore on Aug. 12, 2016.
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