The New York Times has published amazing – and shocking pictures in an article about the historic levels of flooding in Louisiana around the city of Baton Rouge. These floods were produced by a rainstorm with no name, that brought 20 inches and more some areas, in a few days, since last Friday. It’s the biggest natural disaster in the USA since Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The flooding would have been a big national story, were it not for the day and night coverage of the Rio Olympics and the unusually wild campaigns President in the November election. (82 days to go).
