The U.S. state of Indiana emergency operations center and state officials said on Aug. 15 that consecutive strong storms and flooding have killed at least six people. Heavy rain over the past week raised river levels across multiple waterways and forced several hundred residents to evacuate. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 30 years. More than a dozen Indiana counties have declared local disaster; emergency crews and the National Guard

The U.S. state of Indiana emergency operations center and state officials said on Aug. 15 that consecutive strong storms and flooding have killed at least six people. Heavy rain over the past week raised river levels across multiple waterways and forced several hundred residents to evacuate. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 30 years. More than a dozen Indiana counties have declared local disaster; emergency crews and the National Guard are conducting rescue and relief operations. Earlier this week severe storms across the U.S. Midwest, also affecting Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio, spawned tornadoes, heavy rain and flash floods and temporarily cut power to nearly 1 million customers.