Ron Allen set out electric fans at his rental property in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday, hoping to dry floors that had been swamped by nearly a foot of water. Rains that started last Thursday have dumped more than 2-1/2 feet (0.76 meters) of water on parts of Louisiana. The American Red Cross has called the flooding the worst disaster in the United States since Super Storm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast in 2012.
