Louisiana Flooding Victims Tweet Devastating Photos of Sunken Cities, Toddler Sleeping in Plastic Containers

By Krixia Zhienelle Subingsubing,

As rescue operations intensify across Louisiana following a massive flooding that battered the region, residents have taken to social media to ask for help and document just how devastated the state is.

Flooding photos on social media

Photos from Twitter showed private citizens on boats, as houses and cars are half-submerged in floodwaters.

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In a tweet from @itsssNicoleee, a toddler is seen sleeping inside a plastic container as it wades through the flood.

7,000 residents rescued

As of press time, more than 7,000 people have been rescued from their homes while at least four people were killed in the disaster. At least 25 inches of rain deluged the state since Wednesday. According to the National Weather Service, such kind of flooding has a 1% statistical chance of happening at any given year, making this particular occurrence a historic, unprecendented event.

To facilitate the search and rescue efforts, the Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency in the region on Sunday. Since then, the governor has mobilized around 1,700 soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard to assist in rescue operations.

In a statement, the National Guard said they have rescued more than 500 people and 61 pets; 15 of which were aerial rescues. The Coast Guard helicopter, on the other hand, has saved at least 50 people from rooftops and vehicles.

Flooding risks may continue

While the weather has considerably improved, Danielle Manning of the National Weather Service warned that separate storms and showers coming next week pose flooding risks, as the grounds are highly saturated.

Similarly, Edwards reminded his constituents that the danger is far from over.

Following cell signal disruption as one of AT&T's carrier centers that service Baton Rouge was hit by flooding, Col. Edmondson of the state police urged residents to use social media to help in the rescue efforts instead.

A tweet from @AngelaJeannice showed exhausted firemen catching some sleep on the pavement.

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