{"id":24723,"date":"2016-08-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/louisiana-flood-president-obama-donald-trump\/"},"modified":"2016-08-23T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-23T18:00:00","slug":"louisiana-flood-president-obama-donald-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/louisiana-flood-president-obama-donald-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Here’s How You Can Help Louisiana Flood Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Facing criticism for a late response, President Obama boarded Air Force One Tuesday bound for Louisiana, to survey the damage after the devastating floods that have swept through the state. <\/span><\/p>\n

The flooding, which comes almost eleven years to the day of Hurricane Katrina, is the worst natural disaster to hit the U.S. since Hurricane Sandy four years ago. <\/span><\/p>\n

"Thousands of people in Louisiana have lost everything they own and need our help now," said Brad Kieserman, the Red Cross' vice president of disaster services operations and logistics.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rainfall has been sporadic, and the damage toll, around $30 million, is expected to be even greater once the rain stops and the floods dry out, state officials said. <\/span><\/p>\n

An estimated 6.9 trillion gallons of rain hit Louisiana between August 8 and 14, which is big enough to fill more than 10.4 million Olympic-size swimming pools. One parish, Watson, recorded almost 32 inches of rain in one day, CNN reports. <\/span><\/p>\n

Residents are now returning to their homes only to find everything damaged and soaked. Houses in some parishes are still roof high forcing thousands into emergency shelters.<\/span>
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Water running out of places to go. This is Cascade Caverns Rd\/Old SA Rd. #flooding<\/a> #txwx<\/a> #KSATwx<\/a> #KSATnews<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IZup5LM29v<\/a><\/p>\n

— Chris Shadrock (@ChrisShadrock) August 21, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n