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Flooding from Isaac Surprises Locals

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    FBN's Jeff Flock talks to a Slidell, Louisiana resident about flooding from Isaac.

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I had a couple hours to the close of course.

Well I think may be weakening and moving inland but it's left a wake up destruction behind a dam on -- -- up Tahoe up.

In Mississippi has been damaged leading local residents in the -- -- potential flooding.

And flash flood emergencies have been declared in parts of southern Louisiana.

Jeff Flock with a sly Dell from New Orleans earlier with with the very latest what's the story with that get what we -- -- high water levels -- Jeff.

Do you betcha now this isn't a high water you know come up -- -- -- and you have to have the firemen -- the -- anything but this is damaging flood waters.

To three feet worth than a lot of homes this is the old town area of Slidell forty people.

Had to be rescued from their homes and boats like that -- over night.

And then -- about Lance comes up this where we see.

That this is sort of surrounding us -- were almost 360 and water.

Here's a -- a tried to get out and failed that's what happens in these situations I -- wonder the floods come up in a flash flood situation.

This is -- -- water that came in a storm surge.

Got into the -- -- -- train and then began to come up they had the converse canals that surround this 25 people additionally got out this morning totaled 65 people rescued here.

And here you see people just walking out with their dogs and this fellow here I don't he's got a house and here you have you got a house here -- whereabouts is -- -- huge regional.

How much water.

I don't know left last night with a four inches ago before -- house would you expect in this at all no.

Think a lot of people saying you know we didn't even get water and Katrina and here we got here -- -- Been in the house and in the little -- user and they structuring ago -- wouldn't expect in the system yeah it a lot of people -- on the house -- -- of the analyst Katrina so.

Those of American defect and vote -- do public service dogs Syria whether it looked like beautiful dogs other all America.

-- -- All right well I'm from freaking about worsen the floods did so there you go let's ago but looks are Oprah turns out -- -- But Larry tell people not some you know us as we said Katrina you think if you didn't get -- Katrina and he said -- got a little bit but.

You know this was a surprise to a lot of people -- you know different angle the storm and a lot more water.

-- guys and thanks for bringing us the personal -- it's fascinating to hear.

That -- -- didn't just kind of -- expression to -- is such a tragedy Jeff thank you so much.

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