'While we hope that the worst of this rainfall is behind us, we canвЂ™t be sure of that.вЂќДЄВ flash flood emergency was issued overnight Monday by the weather service for the southeast Baton Rouge area, where up to a foot of rainfall was estimated to have fallen,В according to .В The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to more than 300 calls overnight of peopleВ trapped in cars or homes starting to flood. вЂњUnfortunately, more rain is on the way,' Edwards said and pointed out that the ground is already saturated.

The body of 33-year-old Justin Blaine Thompson was found in a vehicle submerged in water under a Baton Rouge,В Louisiana, overpass, the coronerвЂ™s office said.В 40-year-old Alvarado Morentes Hermelindo died and another person was missing after their car crashed into a canal Monday evening, Louisiana State Police said. John Bel Edwards said at a news conference Tuesday that there were two weather-related deaths. Louisiana was hit especially hard Monday: The weather service said in a Facebook post that south Lake Charles in western Louisiana saw 12 to 15 inches of rain in a 12-hour period. since Monday, especially for many in Texas and Louisiana, and relief is not expected until late this week,' AccuWeather meteorologist Adam Sadvary said. вЂњRounds of rain and thunderstorms have inundated much of the south-central U.S. The National Weather Service saidВ more than 30 million people are threatened by flooding this week across parts of Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas, an event Accuweather called 'historic.' Watch Video: Dad uses kayak to pick up kids amid flooding in LouisianaДЇlood watches and warnings remained in effect Tuesday for portions of the south-central USA after a day of torrential rain that left houses and streets flooded and cars stranded.

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