Floating Coffins Highlight Flood Devastation in Louisiana

A casket is seen in a flooded cemetery on August 17, 2016 in Sorrento, Louisiana. Tremendous downpours has resulted in disastrous flooding, responsible for at least seven deaths and thousands of homes being damaged. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Amid rampant flooding across Louisiana, photos of floating coffins are being shared on social media to highlight the devastation.

The Walker Police Department posted an image of coffins, saying, “A photo of caskets which have floated up in the St. Mark’s Cemetary on Dunn St in Walker as a result of the high water.”

Caskets are seen floating in flood waters near a cemetery on August 17, 2016 in Gonzales, Louisiana. Starting last week Louisiana was overwhelmed with flood water causing at least seven deaths and thousands of homes damaged by the flood waters. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)