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Southern Baptist Disaster Relief chaplain Roy Christy, a member of Northern Hills Baptist Church in Holt, Mo., talks with Baton Rouge, homeowner Fay McDowell, a member of Zoar Baptist Church, to help repair her air conditioner. McDowell is one of tens of thousands of Louisiana residents whose homes were damaged by floods in mid-August. Photo by Carmen K. Sisson/NAMB

Disaster relief ‘angels’ continue to aid Louisiana flood survivors

August 24, 2016

By Carmen K. Sisson, North American Mission Board freelance writer

BATON ROUGE (BP) – Southern Baptist Disaster Relief volunteers continue flood recovery efforts across south Louisiana, coping with intermittent rain as they tear out insulation, sweep mud from houses and carry buckets of sodden clothing to curbs.

Few areas were left unscathed last week when nearly 7 trillion gallons of rain fell, killing 13 people and damaging more than 60,000 homes in 20 parishes. State officials estimate the damages will exceed $20 billion, making the 500-year flood event one of the worst disasters to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

The damage begins in Hammond, La., and extends 160 miles west toward the Texas border. Along Interstate 12, once lush foliage is withered and gray. Trash flanks fences. Advertisements for home guttings become more numerous with every mile.

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