Heavy Rains in Texas, Louisiana Add to Misery in Flood Zones

Heavy Rains in Texas, Louisiana Add to Misery in Flood Zones
An aerial view of the flooded Siegen Calais apartments in Baton Rouge, La., on May 18, 2021. John Ballance/The Advocate via AP
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BATON ROUGE, La.—Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas and Arkansas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday, adding to the misery for people whose homes and cars were flooded by an earlier drenching.

The prospect of more rain wasn’t welcome in southern Louisiana, where heavy downpours earlier this week swamped vehicles and closed a major interstate. Three people were killed and one was missing after driving into high water. Flood watches covered a large part of Texas and Arkansas and most of Louisiana on Wednesday. Parts of Oklahoma and Mississippi were also under flood watches.