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At Least 7 People Have Died From Days of Heavy Rain and Record-Setting Flooding in Indiana

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 6d ago
1,663 distinct posts / 48h, matching From 864 Have 568 People 362 Least 225 Days 218
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6d ago Yeah, this El Niño is crazy - we haven’t had a drop of rain in two months. At least temps are bearable (25-30), but this drought is insane… -5.0
6d ago Hurricane Lala caused power outages and destruction across Hawaii, resulting in at least one confirmed fatality as the storm passed through the island chain. #Hawaii #News -8.0
6d ago ^Poor pollination was the least of problems. Abnormal rainfall/flooding prevented timely planting all across the region. Those farmers who tried to direct sow soon saw their crops levelled by spri… -7.0
6d ago A week of severe storms and catastrophic flooding in the Midwest has left at least seven people dead. resist47.news — your resistance news source. #resist47 #MidwestFloods #SevereStorms #HawaiiHu… ×2 -8.0
6d ago Just fyi, the Southwest generally experiencing some of worst drought conditions since record keeping times, and prior- based on tree ring studies. Colorado, Denver metro, D4 present situation worst… ×2 -5.5
6d ago 6/7 The Philippines is reeling from weeks of intermittent monsoons and severe storms. At least 23 people have died, mostly due to flooding and landslides, while nearly 25,000 displaced citizens re… ×5 -8.0
6d ago Not stupid, adapting responses to increasing extreme heat, and to a body that isn't necessarily on board with the idea. Eating when it's hot is least interesting option, other than immersion in hot… +2.0
6d ago “[…] 9 in 10 Americans have seen at least some impact of extreme heat on their lives, a 7-point increase compared to two years ago. […] fewer Americans recognized that climate change is happening t… ×2 -3.0
6d ago The good news about that is that it will protect the Gulf Coast from any hurricane strikes at least until Labor Day weekend. The really bad news?? 105 to 115 heat indices. Dangerous if not excessi… ×2 -2.0
6d ago At least one person has died in Hawaii after Hurricane Lala swept south of the state over the weekend, bringing torrential rain that touched off destructive flooding. ×2 -9.0
6d ago The Tornado Relief Fund will donate at least $1 million to help affected households address immediate recovery needs in the wake of the EF-3 tornado that tore through the Fox Cities. +6.0
6d ago Did you get cooled off at least? Local flooding here in central Illinois, one death locally, several in Indiana. -7.0
6d ago Flooding risk remains as storms move from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic Indiana residents are beginning the difficult process of returning to their homes as floodwaters recede following days of … ×3 -7.0
6d ago At least seven people died from Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, through Sunday as severe storms and flooding swept Indiana. https://tinyurl.com/2zeu9tyx ×4 -9.0
6d ago At least seven people died from Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, through Sunday as severe storms and flooding swept Indiana. https://tinyurl.com/3x46f4vx ×4 -9.0
6d ago “The combined reservoir system … has not held so little water since 1957, before Lake Powell was filled. That was long before climate change brought three decades of drought, the worst dry spell fo… -4.0
6d ago Well, I wasn't expecting damage from Hurricane Lala on the north shore of Kauai. Turns out my large clump of fishtail palms had other ideas. My yard guy is going to have his guys take it down, then… ×3 -1.5
6d ago I was gonna talk about like. How I am not used to hail down here and its not a common occurance; though it mostly happened in the colder seasons, but apparently not? Least from talking with my mom … ×2 -1.0
6d ago this is the least surprising or interesting thing in terms of design, it just took me half a week to do this because i still haven't fully recovered from the brutal heatwave sequence ×2 -2.0
6d ago That was long before climate change brought three decades of drought, the worst dry spell for the Southwest in at least 1,200 years, scientists said. -7.0
6d ago Before it was downgraded to a tropical storm, Hurricane Lala killed at least one person in Hawaii, while severe flooding following a storm system in Indiana killed at least seven people. ×2 -8.5
6d ago Experts warn that the number of giant sinkholes that have appeared on the Konya Plains in central Turkey now stands at at least 720, up from 650 at the start of 2026. This phenomenon is due to drou… ×3 -5.0
6d ago Based on this gvt's rollback of all climate chg policies & gagging Mike Smith's Court challenge, the whole gvt cld be accused of being climate deniers or at least laggers. Despite severe flooding m… -8.0
6d ago Tragic flooding in Indiana has resulted in the deaths of at least seven people as severe weather continues to impact the Midwest. #Indiana #News ×2 -7.0
6d ago Hurricane Lala hit Hawaii's Big Island, leaving one person dead and 200,000+ without power. At least three hospitals are running on generator power, and search-and-rescue teams are working through… -8.0
7d ago the derecho last tuesday just annihilated NW Indiana, like 60% of people lost power and there's still 100k customers without power as of today. at least the humidity finally broke and it's in the 7… ×2 -4.5
7d ago At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana ×88 -9.0
7d ago ⚡At least six people have died following several days of record-breaking storms and flooding in Indiana. Heavy rainfall caused rivers to reach record levels, leaving nearly 130,000 utility customer… ×6 -7.5
7d ago Heatwave’s over. In our area at least. I popped to tesco and it’s started pissing down. Waiting for Mrs Beth to come get me as I don’t have a coat 😬 ×2 +2.0
7d ago At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news... ×8 -8.0

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T3 7 dead in heavy rain, flooding in U.S. Indiana-Xinhua weather_flooding english.news.cn heartbreaking, submerged, urgent
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T3 At Least 7 People Have Died From Days of Heavy Rain and Record-Setting Flooding in Indiana 📄 weather_flooding theepochtimes.com tragic, mournful, devastating
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T3 At least 7 people have died from days of heavy rain and record-setting flooding in Indiana 📄 weather_flooding theoaklandpress.com tragic, devastating, urgent
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