Indiana floods prompt evacuations and water rescues
Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett urged residents along the White River to evacuate on Saturday.
Updated on: August 15, 2026 / 4:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP
At least five deaths in Indiana have been linked to storms that triggered what many described as historic flooding, according to Gov. Mike Braun.
Several dozen people and their pets were rescued Saturday as floodwaters rose along the White River in Indianapolis, and emergency managers said that number was expected to climb as authorities in the city and elsewhere in central Indiana responded to the ongoing flood threats.
"This is one of those once-in-a-lifetime type floods," Jacob Spence, director of Marion County Emergency Management, told The Associated Press. "So yeah, this is an unprecedented event and unfortunately we're setting some new records."
Some rivers reached a level so high that they broke records set more than 100 years ago .