Multiple people dead as flooding continues in Indiana

Some parts of Indiana received more than 11 inches of rainfall over three days, beginning Aug. 11, causing record floods. Several suburbs of Indianapolis also underwater.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4932x3288+0+0/resize/4932x3288!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F51%2Fa6%2F641fbac946498d84f086abf5fea5%2Fap26228638548863.jpg' alt='Residents paddle through a flooded neighborhood in a kayak in Indianapolis, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026.'/><p>Some parts of Indiana received more than 11 inches of rainfall over three days, beginning Aug. 11, causing record floods. Several suburbs of Indianapolis also underwater.</p><p>(Image credit: Obed Lamy)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5934670' />