Severe flooding in Louisiana has claimed a third life.<br /><br /> Roads resemble rivers in the US state after heavy rains unleashed unprecedented torrents of water. <br /><br /> More than a thousand people have been evacuated from their homes so far.<br /><br /> Praying for my home state Louisiana This is a picture of some of the flooding going on this weekend pic.twitter.com/yEEK3Z7blo— Nathan ‘NoBoom’ (@NoBoomGaming) 14 August 2016<br /><br /> Amid the chaos and confusion, video has emerged of a dramatic rescue of a woman and her dog in Baton Rouge.<br /><br /> They were pulled out of a car as floodwaters swallowed the vehicle. <br /><br /> The woman, who was not immediately visible, could be heard shouting from inside the car “Oh my God, I’m drowning.”<br /><br /> One of the rescuers, later identified as David Phung, jumped into the water and pulled the woman from the car – before plucking her dog to safety too. <br /><br /> The video has gone viral. <br /><br /> Dramatic rescue: social media reaction<br /><br /> PiercedSkull David Phung – he needs a gold medal. What a rescue!— Jude (Jxnewton) 14 August 2016<br /><br /> This rescue was so scary! David Phung is a hero. https://t.co/P9vquK56WR— Farrah Rochon (@FarrahRochon) 14 August 2016<br /><br /> User_toey PiercedSkull goldietaylor David Phung, thank you for not giving up on that dog. Just saving the woman would have been heroic. — Laura West (mljcwest) 14 August 2016<br />
