Indiana flooding and storms kill at least five

At least five people were killed by severe storms and flooding in Indiana this week, authorities said Saturday.

The storm began hitting the midwestern US state on Tuesday, August 11, Governor Mike Braun said. He said the weather system included tornadic activity and a derecho, a widespread, long-lived wind storm.

The Indianapolis Star reported that dozens of people had been rescued from flooded areas and hundreds had to evacuate their homes.

Local media reported that the dead included a 58-year-old woman whose car was believed to have been swept away by floodwaters, an 18-year-old man who jumped into a swollen river with friends, and a four-year-old boy who died when a tree fell onto a home.

Braun said on X that he spoke with US President Donald Trump on Saturday about the storms and flooding to request federal aid. Indiana Homeland Security Director Jonathan Whitham said a very extensive cleanup and recovery operation would be needed.