Indiana Flooding Kills Five; Trump Pledges Emergency Aid
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- Indiana flooding has killed at least five people after a week of fierce storms, with rescue workers continuing to search for residents stranded by rising waters.
- Governor Mike Braun, a Republican, requested a presidential emergency declaration on Friday and announced Saturday that President Trump informed him he intends to approve the request for greater federal resources.
- Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city is experiencing its worst flooding in more than 30 years, with the National Weather Service reporting more than 280mm (11 inches) of rain over two days in some areas.
- The White River in Indianapolis overflowed its banks over the past week, forcing emergency workers to use boats to rescue residents from inundated homes.
- Sheriff deputies in Delaware County found the body of a 58-year-old woman on Friday, believed to have died while attempting to drive her vehicle through floodwaters.
- Other fatalities include a four-year-old child killed when a tree fell on a home in Jennings County, and a teen whose body was recovered after he was reported missing Wednesday for jumping into a river.
Why it matters: At least five Hoosiers died in what Indianapolis Mayor Hogsett called the worst city flooding in over 30 years, with 280mm of rain in two days — Governor Braun's successful request for a presidential emergency declaration, backed by Trump's stated intent to approve, brings federal recovery resources to a state where boats rescued residents from inundated homes.
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