Deadly storms leave neighborhoods under water in the South
Severe weather is threatening close to 20 million people in the South. At least three people have died in storms this week, and homes and cars are submerged in flood waters. Thousands of people are being told to evacuate. The system stretches from Texas to Tennessee where more thunderstorms are likely.
A second blast of heavy rain pounded north Louisiana overnight, reports CBS News' David Begnaud.
Fifteen inches of rain have fallen over parts of the state and another foot could be on the way. That threat has forced officials to call for the mandatory evacuations of approximately 3,500 homes.
"It's a disaster, I feel sorry for these people," a resident said.
Northwest Louisiana has registered more rain in the past 12 hours than in last two months. More than 100 roads have been closed, and some are crumbling away.
Drone video taken over Shreveport shows entire neighborhoods under water.
More than 100 homes have been flooded; most of them are in Haughton, where water climbed to roof levels and a state of emergency is in place.
"Has this ever happened here, sir?" Begnaud asked Haughton resident Harvey Kemper.
"No, not like this, not this bad," Kemper responded.
Emergency crews went door to door Wednesday but quickly found themselves inundated.
"They're getting calls coming in from every direction. They're trying to work it the best they can, but roads are closed, they're trying to figure out how to get to people," Eddie Moore said.
Eighteen-year-old Dylan Davis isn't from the area but came to help.
"How many people have you helped to get out of homes?" Begnaud asked.
"About six to seven houses. We've been swimming across water whenever the sheriff's offices wouldn't go and just doing what we can," Davis said.