Bar band into beatle mania. Nightly news begins right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. A deadly storm system is punishing half as to states tonight from eastern texas to Southern Illinois with well over a foot of rain so far and a lot more to come. Texas, louisiana and arkansas are under flash flood warnings with the flood risks extending into mississippi and north into missouri and illinois. The Severe Weather has left at least two people dead. Its forced evacuations and left thousands without power. Nbcs Janet Shamlian reports tonight from haughton, louisiana. Reporter a community under water tonight. In louisiana near lafayette, more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours. Most of it coming in the dark of night. Cassidy anderson says they were taken by surprise. Yeah, i mean, its is now. Reporter more than 100 homes under water. Some submerged three or four feet. Most of the residents left here or
Haughton, louisiana. Reporter a community under water tonight. In louisia near lafayette, more than a foot of rain in a matter of hours. Most of it coming in the dark of night. Cassidy anderson says they were taken by surprise. Yeah, i mean, its scary because the water the water was a lot higher than it is now. Reporter more than 100 homes under water. Some submerged three or four feet. Most of the residents left hereead to be rescued in the middle of the night. They were hoping to get back no their homes today and with the rain still coming down so hard theres no chance of that. Got it over here over the top. Reporter beyond louisiana potential flooding from texas to illinois. 22 Million People under flood watches, stretching 1,000 miles in. San anannio a school bus rounding a curve lost control and flipped. The rainslicked roads thought to be the cause. Two children and adults escaped serious injury. Throughout the region toppled power lines leaving 35,000 rout electricity, and the r
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Nine people are dead and thousands trying to escape the floodwaters. At this moment, a curfew is beginning for columbia, South Carolina, the state capital hardest hit, nearly 20 inches of rain falling in just one day there. 1300 National Guard troops and First Responders have been rescuing hundreds at this hour nearly 500 interstate highways and roads are closed in the state. Firefighters came to the aid of this family trapped in their apartment. The roads impassable. Floodwaters have been trampling the cars. Martin savidge is joining us nearby. Reporter thats right. We are not showing you some of the massive in this area because just before we set up, emergency crews came running up and saying that there had been a breach in this dam and we had to flee. Its not only high water, its high anxiety in South Carolina. Desperate days. A man in columbia clings to a tree as floodwaters rivet his waist and threaten to wash him away. In South Carolina, the rain may be easing but not the danger.