Severe storms and torrential flooding in Indiana have left at least seven people dead and prompted dozens of rescues.

President Trump approved an emergency declaration as flooding continued to make its way toward Indianapolis.

Flooding from the White River peaked early Sunday morning, forcing more than a dozen counties to declare local disasters.

“Much of the latest damage concentrated along river corridors from Hamilton County heading into the northern Indianapolis suburbs,” the Associated Press reports.

“Farther east in Delaware County, sheriff’s deputies on Friday found the body of a 58-year-old woman who they believe died after trying to drive through floodwaters,” CBS News wrote.

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“Braun said he has spoken to President Trump, who approved the governor’s request for a presidential emergency declaration to free up to $5 million in federal resources to support the response and recovery efforts following days of record rainfall,” it continued.

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Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett said the city was experiencing its most severe flooding in more than 30 years, noting that conditions were shifting rapidly. Hundreds of homes in neighborhoods that were located between the river and parallel canals were evacuated Saturday, as first responders used boats to rescue people who were already stranded.

Rita Reith, a spokesperson with the Indianapolis Fire Department, put the number of rescues at 95 people and 45 pets as of late afternoon. Dispatchers had received hundreds of calls for service throughout the day.

The governor’s office reported more than 350 evacuations have occurred in Delaware County and that a senior mobile home community in Tipton County was being evacuated. Rescues and welfare checks also were happening in Fayette County.

Indiana authorities said Saturday at least five people have died as a result of the severe weather over the past week. That includes a boy killed when a tree fell on his home, a woman who was swept away after driving into floodwaters and a teen who was reported missing after jumping in to a river on Wednesday.

“My heart is with the families and loved ones of the five Hoosiers we have lost and every family whose life has been changed by these storms,” Braun said in a statement issued Saturday. “Please continue to take flooding seriously and stay away from floodwaters.”

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The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Saturday that authorities found the body of 18-year-old Matthew Morey, an incoming Purdue University freshman who had gone missing after he entered the Mississinewa River with three others on Wednesday.

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“There are no words that can ease the pain of losing a child. Our hearts are with Matthew’s family, friends, classmates, and everyone who knew and loved him,” the sheriff’s office told CBS News in a statement.

According to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security, the other storm-related deaths included a 4-year-old boy in Jennings County, a 58-year-old woman in Lake County, an 86-year-old woman in Porter County, a 32-year-old man in LaPorte County and a 31-year-old man in Henry County.

Officials in Jennings County, in the southern end of the state, said the 4-year-old boy was killed Tuesday when a tree crashed through his bedroom during strong winds.

Nearly 130,000 utility customers statewide remained without power as of Sunday afternoon, down from a peak of around 300,000, according to the online utility tracker PowerOutage.us.

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