"ISIS, I think, probably wants a humanitarian catastrophe in Mosul," retired Col. Peter Mansoor tells NPR. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it's prepared to assist 270,000 people.
The state is entering recovery mode after the flooding killed 13 people and damaged at least 60,000 homes across 20 parishes. It's expected to take months and the governor says the state needs help.
In response to reporting by NPR and ProPublica, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, investigated the Red Cross. Now he's introduced legislation that would force the charity to open its books.
"I heard a huge sound like a plane crashing into the earth," a villager said, according to The Associated Press. "I saw something like a huge fireball rolling down the mountain."
Millions of South Sudanese have been displaced by two years of civil conflict. They've lost touch with family. Now they have a rare chance to call home.
Sen. Chuck Grassley has sent a letter to government investigators that also asks for a list of documents and information the charity failed to provide.
The American Red Cross allegedly did not fully cooperate with a government investigation of its performance and finances. Now investigators and a congressman want the charity's books open for audits.
The charity has said it wants to "lead the effort in transparency." But when a congressman requested an inquiry into its disaster relief work, Red Cross officials wanted it called off.