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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Uwa Ede-Osifo and agencies

At least five people dead in Indiana amid worst flooding in over 30 years, officials say

People in a blowup raft on a street flooded to a soldier's waist.
A handout photo shows first responders helping a resident in flood waters in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Photograph: Indianapolis fire department/AFP/Getty Images

At least five people are dead after devastating floods that swept through Indiana this week, officials said, as storms continued to batter the state on Saturday and first responders used boats to rescue more people from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.

The mayor of Indianapolis, Joe Hogsett, and other state officials implored residents in areas at risk of flooding to heed any evacuation warnings at a news conference.

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