Powerful Storms Continue to Batter Midwest, Causing Catastrophic Flooding and Evacuations in Indiana and Ohio
Drenching storms have impacted the Midwest for a sixth consecutive day, leading to severe flooding that has displaced hundreds of residents and left over 300,000 without power. Parts of Indiana have experienced rainfall levels described as a 1-in-1,000 year event, prompting extensive water rescues and evacuations. Indiana Governor Mike Braun declared a statewide disaster emergency and mobilized the Indiana National Guard. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued warnings for residents in western Ohio regarding a potentially dangerous situation overnight. This catastrophic flooding follows a deadly derecho, an unusually long-lasting windstorm, that tore through the region earlier in the week. At least two fatalities have been reported: a 4-year-old boy in southeastern Indiana died after a tree fell on a house, and another person was found dead in Portage, Indiana, following an apparent explosion and house fire after the derecho. Water rescues are ongoing in several Indiana counties, and rivers like the White River ... 
