Gremillion said most of the calls are believed to be welfare checks to evacuate residents, but earlier in the day, at the height of the rainfall, there were rescues from vehicles which ventured too far into the water.Īccording to Gremillion, nearly half the roads in the parish were under some water. "They're not necessarily in any danger, but they can't get from where they are to home, or to work, or wherever they're trying to get to." "We have people stranded around the area who are stuck in high water," he said. There were more than 100 rescue calls in Lake Charles on Monday, Gremillion said. "It remains to be seen, but we still see a lot of blue roofs around where people have not replaced their roofs, so a heavy rain event like this is devastating for those people who haven't gotten their roofs repaired yet." "We just can't catch a break," Dick Gremillion, Calcasieu Parish Director of Homeland Security told CNN.
In October, Hurricane Delta brought torrential downfalls that caused major flooding in the city. In August, Hurricane Laura tore through the area bringing heavy winds, the equivalent of an EF-2 tornado, which caused significant damage to buildings. Residents of Lake Charles are still rebuilding after the damage caused by two hurricanes and an ice storm over the past year. RELATED: Tornado IL: Storm near Springfield rips up trees, damages buildings children's agency in path "We are also urging residents to stay put and DO NOT travel on the roadways driving on the roadways at this time is putting yourself in danger, along with causing damage to other residents' property from the rising water." "CPSO has deployed high water vehicles and boats on both sides of the parish and are we prepared to handle any flood related call we receive," said Sheriff Tony Mancuso. "Roadways and conditions are deteriorating and changing quickly," the office said in a Facebook post. The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office urged residents to stay off the roads due to the threat of flooding. "And even then it took all day to get this high." "The only time it's flooded like this in the last little while was during Hurricane Delta," said Williams. He added that it was his neighbor's friend's car and that they were safe.
NWS New Orleans said on Twitter late Monday that thunderstorms were still producing heavy rain, resulting in numerous stranded cars.Įarlier Monday, Lake Charles resident Derek Williams told CNN that the water rose so quickly that it only took 45 minutes for a car parked on the street to be completely submerged. John Bel Edwards issued a State of Emergency for the southwest of the state, according to a press release on Monday night. By Monday evening, Lake Charles had received more than 12 inches of rain, according to the NWS, and Gov.
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