The cataclysmic Louisiana Floods over the weekend were declared a major disaster by the federal government as torrential rain inundated large swathes of southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi killing at least seven people. While the flooding is still far from over despite the expected respite from rain, the deadly floods have overwhelmed the emergency response efforts. The deluge started with a heavy rainfall on Friday and the flood waters have managed to swamp areas that have been historically safe from natural disasters. We have collected some photographs of the damage caused by the floods of biblical proportions in Louisiana.

1 – Neighborhoods Inundated

In this aerial photo a boat motors between flooded homes after heavy rains inundated the region in Hammond, Louisiana. (Photograph: Associated Press)

2 – Vehicle’s Abandoned

An abandoned vehicle is surrounded by water on Highway 190 near Holden, Louisiana. (Photograph: Associated Press)

3 – Floodwaters Have the Final Say!

An overturned truck in the floodwaters in Amite, Louisiana. (Photograph: David Lohr/Huffington Post)

4 – Rescues Aplenty

A member of the St. George Fire Department assists residents as they wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photograph: Associated Press)

5 – Swamped Lands

A Rapides Parish sheriff’s official boats through a severely flooded neighborhood. (Photograph: Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office)

6 – Floods Everywhere

Flooding can be seen on O’Neal Lane, looking north from I-12 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photograph: Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development)

7 – Dwindling Food Stocks

Residents evacuate with food in ice chests in Hammond, Louisiana. (Photograph: Max Becherer/AP)

8 – Coast Guard to the Rescue

US Coast Guard evacuates people from floodwaters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photograph: AFP/Getty Images)

9 – Gushing Floodwater

High water threatened homes and businesses in Amite, Louisiana. (Photograph: Ted Jackson/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)

10 – Floods Show No Mercy

A member of the Louisiana National Guard lowers a ladder from a truck as his wife wades through flood waters from the Natalbany River near their home in Baptist, Louisiana. (Photograph: Rogelio V. Solis/AP Photo)

11 – Streets Under Water

A residential street is covered with floodwater in Youngsville, Louisiana. (Photograph: Scott Clause/The Layfayette Advertiser via AP)

12 – Emotionally Taxing

Disasters leave the sufferers with plenty of emotional distress and trauma. A mother kisses her 3-month-old baby as she feeds her while they wait to be evacuated by members of the Louisiana Army National Guard near Walker, Louisiana. (Photograph: AP Photo/Max Becherer)

13 – Vehicle Submerged

A vehicle is submerged in floodwaters in Youngsville, Louisiana. (Photograph: Scott Clause/The Layfayette Advertiser via AP)

14 – Thousands of Evacuations

The Louisiana Army National Guard arrives to evacuate people near Walker, Louisiana, after heavy rains inundated the region. (Photograph: AP Photo/Max Becherer)

15 – Roads Washed Out

A truck is damaged after encountering a washed out section of road in Greensburg, Louisiana. (Photograph: Instagram/quirius_george via The Weather Channel)

16 – Relentless Floods

Residents wade through floodwaters from heavy rains in the Chateau Wein Apartments in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photograph: Gerald Herbert/AP)

17 – Deluged Roads

Flooded Denham Springs, Louisiana. is seen above. (Photograph: @graceballardd/twitter.com)

18 – Water Level Gets Higher

Floodwaters completely cover Verot School Road in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. (Photograph: Twitter/Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development)

19 – Torrential Rains

Floodwaters surge from a crack in the parking lot on the corner of highways 584 and 51 in Osyka, Mississippi after torrential rains battered the region. (Photograph: Matt Williamson/Enterprise-Journal via AP)

20 – Time for a Walk

Richard Rossi and his 4-year-old great grandson Justice wade through water in search of higher ground after their home took in water in St. Amant, Louisiana. (Photograph: Jonathan Bachman/Reuters)