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Thousands have been forced from their homes in northern Louisiana and six people have died in southern flooding as deadly storms punish the South, March 14, 2016.
Here, a partially submerged truck sits in rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, March 10, 2016. A second round of rain early in the day hit an already inundated north Louisiana, where flooding in some places was up to the rooftops and in others submerged cars, stranded families and forced evacuations.
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A sign marks high water in a flooded section of in Oil City, Louisiana, March 13, 2016.
President Barack Obama signed an order declaring Louisiana's widespread flooding from heavy rains a major disaster.
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Dacia Winters, left, embraces Ryan Ficca, center, and Stormy Winters after they were evacuated in a Louisiana National Guard high water vehicle from rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Thursday, March 10, 2016.
Heavy rain has forced evacuations and caused flash flooding for more than a day.
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Flooded areas in Franklinton, Louisiana on March 11, 2016.
A line of severe thunderstorms hit Louisiana on Saturday, adding more rain to flooded rivers across the lower Mississippi Valley after days of downpours.
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Sarah Yatcko, left, holds her son Tucker Neal as they are evacuated by boat with her father Jim Yatcko, by Bossier County Sheriff personnel during rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Thursday, March 10, 2016.
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Floodwaters from heavy rains are seen in Ponchatoula, Louisiana on March 12, 2016.
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Independence firefighter Chase Richard, left, lifts Lyliauna Sutherland, 9, from a boat Friday, March 11, 2016, after being evacuated with her family from their home on Highway 40 in Independence, Louisiana, after heavy rains caused low areas to flood.
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A National Guard vehicle drives through deep floodwaters while rescuing people from their homes on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Bossier City, Louisiana.
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People view the washed-out Methodist Camp Road after flooding near Minden, Louisiana, March 9, 2016.
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Sam Breen tows his skiff as he helps his friend Roger Dove, not pictured, retrieve his dogs Edison, foreground, and Allie, from his home, as floodwater rises at the Pecan Valley Estates trailer park in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 9, 2016.
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Haughton, Louisiana resident David Stewart takes photos of flooded homes in the Tall Timbers subdivision Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
Severe thunderstorms have caused major flooding and closed all schools in the area. Several parishes in northwest Louisiana have declared a state of emergency over widespread flooding, and the National Guard is being sent in to help.
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Two men secure two horses in rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Thursday, March 10, 2016.
A second round of rain early Thursday hit an already inundated north Louisiana, where flooding in some places was up to the rooftops and in others submerged cars, stranded families and forced evacuations.
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The waters of Caddo Lake in Mooringsport, Louisiana, have risen to levels not seen in 50 years.
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A man paddles with a child during rising floodwaters in the Golden Meadows subdivision in Bossier City, Louisiana, Wednesday, March 9, 2016.
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Louisiana National Guardsmen from the 2-108th Cavalry Regiment drop off evacuees at a collection point during flood response operations in Bossier City, Louisiana, March 9, 2016.
A slow-moving storm dumped more rain on the waterlogged U.S. South on Thursday after heavy downpours killed at least four people this week, prompting evacuations and rescues from inundated areas.
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A car lies submerged in the Tall Timbers subdivision after flooding near Shreveport, Louisiana March 9, 2016.
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Residents are evacuated by boat through rising floodwaters in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, Thursday, March 10, 2016.