National Weather Service reports that more than 11in of rain fell over a two-day period in some areasAt least five people are dead after devastating floods that swept through Indiana this week, officials said, as storms continued to batter the state on Saturday and first responders used boats to rescue more people from rising waters in neighborhoods along the White River in Indianapolis.The mayor of Indianapolis, Joe Hogsett, and other state officials implored residents in areas at risk of flood... Indiana's state governor says that US government has promised assistance after a week of heavy rainfall. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• National Weather Service reports that more than 11in of rain fell over a two-day period in some areasAt least five people are dead after devastating floods that swept through Indiana this week, officials said, as storms continued to batter the state on Saturda...S1

• Indiana's state governor says that US government has promised assistance after a week of heavy rainfall.S2