In Louisiana, Many of Those Killed Were Trying to Drive Away

The forecast in Louisiana Thursday calls for precisely what the state doesn't need: more rain. As Louisiana reels from catastrophic flooding, the National Weather Service warns that heavy rain could trigger flash floods around the state, reports NBC News. Related coverage:

• The death toll is now at 13, and at least seven were found in their vehicles or nearby them after bailing out. One 55-year-old man, however, tried to wait out the storm from his perch atop a mobile home before apparently being swept away. He was found two days later. The Advocate of Baton Rouge rounds up stories.

• This disaster came after 12 days of unrelenting rain, and a composite video captures what that looks like on satellite maps. The Times-Picayune has more details on what led to the flooding.
• This video at nola.com has a minute of aerial footage of the flooding.
• Thousands are newly homeless, the state's biggest such crunch since Hurricane Katrina. The AP takes a look.
• Did the national media underplay this story? A Times-Picayune story suggests so, and the public editor of the New York Times took her newspaper to task for its early coverage.
• "America Is Ignoring Another Natural Disaster Near the Gulf" is the damning headline atop this piece at the Atlantic.

(More Louisiana stories.)