"Louisiana Residents Without Flood Insurance Face Uncertainty"

"BATON ROUGE, La. -- Quenton Robins watched on Sunday morning as a giant metal claw clamped down on his mother's ruined belongings, snapping wooden cabinets with an audible crack as the operator of a giant mechanized arm slowly cleared a mound of debris from her yard in Baton Rouge.

Five feet (1.5 meters) of water swept through the homes in the quiet Park Forest neighborhood just over a week ago, shocking residents who had been told they did not live in a flood zone.

'It's not a flood zone,' said Robins, a 27-year-old Navy veteran. 'At least it didn't used to be.'

As efforts in Louisiana turn from rescue to recovery, renters and homeowners who do not have flood insurance are facing an uncertain financial future."

Sam Karlin reports for Reuters August 21, 2016.

SEE ALSO:

"‘They Didn’t Warn You': Louisiana Disaster Reveals Deep Challenges In Flood Communication" (Washington Post)

"They survived Hurricane Katrina and rebuilt in Baton Rouge. Now they’ve lost everything again." (Washington Post)

"America Is Ignoring Another Natural Disaster Near the Gulf" (Atlantic)

"Louisiana Flood: Worst US Disaster Since Hurricane Sandy, Red Cross Says" (CNN)

"Flood-Weary Louisiana Cleans House While Search Continues" (AP)

"Louisiana Ignored Dire Forecasts And Flash Flood Warnings" (NPR)