Louisania In Heavy Downpour As Death Toll Rises

Louisania are experiencing an heavy rainfall,the worst of U.S Disaster since Sandy,Red Cross says.

Rain continued to fall over much of louisania on Tuesday,adding to the devastation of days of flooding in towns and and provinces across the state.

The Confirmed statewide death toll rose to 11,a levee was overtopped in one province and more than three-quarters of the home were lost in another province,Authorities said on Tuesday.

Eight more province were added to the federal disaster zone,for a total of 20,and overnight curfew were at effect for more than a dozen cities and provinces.

The Ascension home land parish security office confirmed floodwaters were slopping over the top of Laurel Ridge levee,which protect the province in the Baton Rouge Metropolitan area,from the Amite River.

The levee was intact,but the water was simply too high to hold it,said province official.

Officials offered a voluntary evacuation advisory for part of the province where the water is expected to continue rising after already flooded a part of the province 45,000 homes.

"The next 24 to 48 hours is going to be a significant indication of just how much risk the provinces remain in,"said Rick webre,director of the homeland security office.

In nearby  Livington parish,76 percent of homes were already "lost to flood,"Lori Steele,a spokeswoman for the province,told reporters.

At a news conference,sheriff Jason Ard said province have been "devastated."

"Pray for us and work with us,he urged."Be patient.we are going to get through this."

Thousands of rescue operations continues.Gov.John Bel Edward said in a news conference on Tuesday afternoon,more than 30,000 people had been plucked from the water across the state and about 40,000 homes have been impacted to varying degrees thus far,Edward said.

"And we have had right at 40,000 individual registered for Disaster assistance."

A meteorologist for weather channel,Ari Sarsalari,said lousanaian are likely in shock.

"You have got people that are coming home after being evacuated,and they are coming home to absolute disaster,"he said.


Most of the state has gotten more than a foot of rain since Friday,and some part have been swamped with as much as 30 inches,according to the National Weather service.

Forecaster Said the worst of the rain likely over finally,but it's still the Gulf Coast.

The National Weather Service said a new weather summer pattern is expected to drop as much as two more inches of rain over the southern half of the state through Friday.