Josh Hafner

USA TODAY

As Louisiana reeled from record flooding that left at least 13 people dead and 40,000 homes damaged, America's two viable options for president of the United States stayed largely silent.

Since the multi-day storm hit the state's southern region last week, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have collectively issued no formal acknowledgements of the disaster, save for one tweet yesterday from Clinton directing supporters to the Red Cross:

Trump's campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the flooding from USA TODAY. The Clinton campaign directed USA TODAY to the above tweet.

While presidential candidates aren't bound to respond or issue statements to every development that unfolds during their campaigns, both candidates weighed in on previous tragedies, including shootings in Orlando and San Bernardino, Calif., via tweets or statements from their campaigns.

And if Twitter is any indication, some have noticed the near silence:

(To be clear: Obama did issue a statement Sunday declaring a disaster zone in the state.)

Know of any statements on the flood from Clinton or Trump that we missed? Let me know.

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