16 August 2016 /21:17 UTC-07 Tango 01 (27 Mordad 1395/13 Dhu I-Qa’da 1437/15 Bing-Shen 4714)
Since 762mm (30 inches) of rain fell on 12 August 2016 more than 3-thousand 3-hundred Louisiana National Guard personnel are conducting rescues, security, aid and confort missions in response to the record flooding in The Pelican State. Neighboring Mississippi has also sent state militia to help out.
Mississippi National Guard CH-47 lifting giant sand bags for use against the Louisiana flood
In one 24 hours period the National Guard rescued 5-hundred people and 61 pets, using 66 trucks, 20 boats and five helicopters! Here’s video of rescues by militia Black Hawks, and aerials of the record level flood:
U.S. highway 190 through Denham Springs
Here’s video of Louisiana militia conducting rescues by truck:
SIGN OF THINGS TO COME: KENTUCKY MILITIA TRAINS FOR WATER RESCUES IN INDIANA!