Graham Kinchen had an emergency when a sandbag wall near his home began to fall apart. The wall was protecting his house in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from the recent flooding. He let people know about his problem on Facebook and by telephone. Within five minutes, friends gathered to help rebuild the wall. The incident shows how neighbors have helped each other in response to the recent flooding in Baton Rouge and nearby communities. Baton Rouge is the capital of the southern state of Louisiana. Storms and flooding hit the area from August 8th to 14th. Thirteen people were killed and about 100,000 homes were damaged. Thousands of people are homeless. Many are staying in shelters or the homes of friends or family. We have seen a great spirit of cooperation, with neighbors, churches and friends pitching in,” said Peter Kovacs, editor of The Advocate, the daily newspaper in Baton Rouge. Many of us have unexpected house guests, and we’re making a great adventure of it.
Title: In Louisiana Flooding, It’s Neighbor Helping Neighbor
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about his problem on Facebook and by telephone.</span> <span data-start-time='22313' data-end-time='28292'>Within five minutes, friends gathered to help rebuild the wall.</span> <span data-start-time='28292' data-end-time='37792'>The incident shows how neighbors have helped each other in response to the recent flooding in Baton Rouge and nearby communities.</span> <span data-start-time='37792' data-end-time='43646'>Baton Rouge is the capital of the southern state of Louisiana.</span> <span data-start-time='43646' data-end-time='49604'>Storms and flooding hit the area from August 8th to 14th.</span> <span data-start-time='49604' data-end-time='55500'>Thirteen people were killed and about 100,000 homes were damaged.</span> <span data-start-time='55500' data-end-time='58292'>Thousands of people are homeless.</span> <span data-start-time='58292' data-end-time='63875'>Many are staying in shelters or the homes of friends or family.</span> <span data-start-time='63875' data-end-time='79354'>We have seen a great spirit of cooperation, with neighbors, churches and friends pitching in,” said Peter Kovacs, editor of The Advocate, the daily newspaper in Baton Rouge.</span> <span data-start-time='79354' data-end-time='86354'>Many of us have unexpected house guests, and we’re making a great adventure of it.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1344/louisiana_flooding.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div 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