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A wall of sandbags in Montegut, Louisiana. AFP
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Fire chief TJ Pellegrin checks if residents are safe after Hurricane Ida passed in Bourg, Louisiana. Ida struck the coast of Louisiana on Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. AFP
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Debris on a street in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Ida packed winds of 240km/h. AFP
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A building collapsed and damaged vehicles during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana. AFP
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Michael Brown, who is homeless, rides out Hurricane Ida from his bed under a highway overpass in New Orleans. AFP
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More than one million homes were left without power in the region. EPA
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Firefighters cut through trees that fell on a road in Bourg. AFP
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Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain. AFP
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A girl blocks her face from the wind and rain produced by Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. AP
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A section of roof that was blown off a building in the French Quarter of New Orleans. AP
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A firefighter rests after the back-up generator went down in Bourg. AFP
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People cross an intersection during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. AFP
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Rain batters Canal Street in New Orleans. AFP
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Water enters a beach house in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Reuters
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Firefighters pray as the hurricane eye wall gets close to the fire station in Bourg, Louisiana. AFP
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US President Joe Biden speaks about the hurricane alongside Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in Washington. AFP
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Utility workers play in the wind from Hurricane Ida as they wait for the storm to pass to begin repairs in New Orleans. AFP
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A utility worker photographs waves as they slam against a sea wall in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. AP
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An abandoned vehicle is half submerged in a ditch in Bay Saint Louis. AP
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Firefighters look out the window from a shelter as hurricane Ida passes in Bourg. AFP
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A truck is seen in heavy winds and rain from Hurricane Ida in Bourg. AFP
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Waves crash against the New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain. Reuters
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A satellite image provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows lightning swirling around the eye of Hurricane Ida as the storm approaches the Louisiana coast. AP
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A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana. Reuters
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A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Jesse Perez and Sergio Hijuelo walk through flooded streets near Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Jesse Perez and Sergio Hijuelo watch the high waves on Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Tony Hilliard and his family expose themselves to the elements as Hurricane Ida begins to make landfall in New Orleans. AP
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Vehicles on a flooded street in Biloxi. AP
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Jones Park in Gulfport, Mississippi, is flooded from Hurricane Ida's storm surge. AP
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A resident on a jet ski tows a canoe to a flooded house in Bay Saint Louis. AP
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A man takes photos on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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A wall of sandbags in Montegut, Louisiana. AFP
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Fire chief TJ Pellegrin checks if residents are safe after Hurricane Ida passed in Bourg, Louisiana. Ida struck the coast of Louisiana on Sunday as a powerful Category 4 storm, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. AFP
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Debris on a street in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. Hurricane Ida packed winds of 240km/h. AFP
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A building collapsed and damaged vehicles during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana. AFP
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Michael Brown, who is homeless, rides out Hurricane Ida from his bed under a highway overpass in New Orleans. AFP
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More than one million homes were left without power in the region. EPA
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Firefighters cut through trees that fell on a road in Bourg. AFP
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Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain. AFP
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A girl blocks her face from the wind and rain produced by Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. AP
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A section of roof that was blown off a building in the French Quarter of New Orleans. AP
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A firefighter rests after the back-up generator went down in Bourg. AFP
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People cross an intersection during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. AFP
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Rain batters Canal Street in New Orleans. AFP
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Water enters a beach house in Grand Isle, Louisiana. Reuters
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Firefighters pray as the hurricane eye wall gets close to the fire station in Bourg, Louisiana. AFP
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US President Joe Biden speaks about the hurricane alongside Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, in Washington. AFP
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Utility workers play in the wind from Hurricane Ida as they wait for the storm to pass to begin repairs in New Orleans. AFP
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A utility worker photographs waves as they slam against a sea wall in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi. AP
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An abandoned vehicle is half submerged in a ditch in Bay Saint Louis. AP
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Firefighters look out the window from a shelter as hurricane Ida passes in Bourg. AFP
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A truck is seen in heavy winds and rain from Hurricane Ida in Bourg. AFP
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Waves crash against the New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain. Reuters
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A satellite image provided by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows lightning swirling around the eye of Hurricane Ida as the storm approaches the Louisiana coast. AP
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A satellite image shows Hurricane Ida in the Gulf of Mexico and approaching the coast of Louisiana. Reuters
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A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Jesse Perez and Sergio Hijuelo walk through flooded streets near Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Jesse Perez and Sergio Hijuelo watch the high waves on Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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Tony Hilliard and his family expose themselves to the elements as Hurricane Ida begins to make landfall in New Orleans. AP
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Vehicles on a flooded street in Biloxi. AP
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Jones Park in Gulfport, Mississippi, is flooded from Hurricane Ida's storm surge. AP
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A resident on a jet ski tows a canoe to a flooded house in Bay Saint Louis. AP
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A man takes photos on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain. AP
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A wall of sandbags in Montegut, Louisiana. AFP
Hurricane Ida strikes Louisiana as New Orleans battens down
Ida brings back memories of Katrina, which caused 1,800 deaths and catastrophic flooding in New Orleans
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Soraya Ebrahimi
29 August, 2021
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