“We are not out of the conditions that will cause heavy rainfall for the city of New Orleans,” she said. “You think it’s going to do anything?” Mr. Speight said, referring to the storm. “Oh, I don’t know,” replied Mr. Stanton, 70. The couple runs a cake-making business from home, and the storage unit was stuffed with cookbooks. Ms. Will said she expected the storage unit to flood, too, if the river gets as high as its forecast.

Source: International New York Times July 14, 2019 00:23 UTC