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Indiana Declares Statewide Disaster Emergency Amid Historic Flooding

HeadlineAug 14, 2026
Image Credit: Cambridge City Indiana Police Department

Indiana’s governor has declared a statewide disaster emergency and deployed the National Guard, following severe storms that brought what officials called a “once-in-a-millennium” flooding event. More rain is expected this week in Indiana and neighboring Illinois, which also suffered flooding. Some 36 million people across the Midwest were under flood alerts on Thursday.

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