ConflictIndiana Flood Death Toll Hits 7 Including Child as River Shatters 1913 RecordAired August 18, 2026 at 4:37 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00At least seven people are dead in0:02Indiana, including a 4-year-old, after0:05eight consecutive days of rain drove0:07historic flooding across the state.0:10The rise from [music] at least five and0:12then six to seven, with a child now0:14among the victims, is the most0:16consequential change after more than a0:18week under a statewide disaster0:20emergency.0:22The statewide disaster [music] emergency0:23covers more than 12 counties, with0:26Indianapolis under its own disaster0:28emergency, as officials describe the0:30most severe flooding in more than 300:32years.0:34The White River crested near 25 ft at0:37Anderson and Noblesville, shattering the0:391913 Great Flood record after [music]0:42rising 13 ft in 3 days. Earlier accounts0:45conflicted over whether the river had0:47hit a record, worst in 30-plus years, or0:50near record at Indianapolis.0:52Almost 12 in fell in 2 days and 11 to 120:55in in the past week at up to 3 in per0:58hour on already saturated ground,1:01driving the White and Mississinewa1:02rivers to historic highs. Six tornadoes1:06were confirmed Tuesday as water kept1:08rising. Neighborhoods in Carmel,1:10Noblesville, and Indianapolis sat1:12chest-deep in water inside homes never1:14flooded before with more than 1,0001:17people displaced. The Hazel Bridge in1:19Carmel was washed away and a parkway1:21bridge in suburban Indianapolis was1:23sheared in half, with roads washed away1:25and bridge and road damage blocking1:27return. Counts still conflict for1:29rescues, displacement, and power1:32outages, and for whether federal1:34emergency aid is intended or has been1:36approved after the August 16th request.1:39Reports cite 95 people and 45 pets1:42rescued in one tally against other1:44counts of over 90 reached, at least 501:47water rescues, around 50, and dozens by1:49the National Guard, compared with early1:52counts of about 38 rescued and about 4001:54evacuated, with more than 350 evacuated1:58in Delaware County.1:59More than 150,000 to 170,000 customers2:03lost power, and federal aid status is2:06reported both as intends to approve and2:08as approved.2:09>> Rivers remain elevated while severe2:11thunderstorm and flash flood warnings2:13stretch from eastern Missouri through2:15Indianapolis and Columbus to Ohio, West2:18Virginia, and Virginia with flash flood2:20warnings already active in West2:21Virginia. Life-threatening flooding and2:24landslide risk continues on saturated2:26terrain with new storms hitting Kentucky2:28and West Virginia.2:30And [music] this update is based on a2:32single August 16th network broadcast2:34drawing on Indiana emergency officials2:37and National Weather Service data, not2:39[music] yet independently corroborated2:41beyond those sources.2:42>> Like and follow for more stories that2:44matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗