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Streets in New Orleans' French Quarter are covered with debris as powerful Hurricane Ida batters the southern US state of Louisiana, leaving at least one person dead and knocking out power. IMAGES
New Orleans, Aug 29 (EFE/EPA).- Hurricane Ida, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike the continental US, packing winds of 150 miles per hour, on Sunday blasted ashore along the Louisiana coast a region on tenterhooks due to fears that New Orleans could experience a deadly replay of the devastation wrought exactly 16 years ago by Hurricane Katrina.New Orleans, which finds itself on the northeastern edge of the storm, the most dangerous zone due to the higher winds and increased rainfall normally associated with that portion of Northern Hemisphere hurricanes, is already being battered by Ida, which, according to the National Weather Service, could bring "catastrophic" storm surge, "extreme" winds, flooding and damaging wind gusts throughout the region. (Camera: DAN ANDERSON).B-ROLL OF THE CITY NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US, UPON THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE IDA.
Heavy rain batters New Orleans as Hurricane Ida strengthens to a Category 4 storm and is projected to make landfall 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. IMAGES
New Orleans, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Residents of New Orleans and the Louisiana coastal area were evacuated Saturday before the arrival of Hurricane Ida, which was expected to become an "extremely dangerous" hurricane, with sustained winds of up to 140 miles per hour (225 km/h). Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast on Sunday evening as a major hurricane with the Mississippi and Louisiana coastal areas preparing for storms surges, wind damage, and flooding. It is also making landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (Camera: DAN ANDERSON).SHOT LIST: RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE IDA IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, US.
New Orleans businesses board up their windows as Hurricane Ida approaches the US Gulf Coast and has strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane. IMAGES
Residents in Montevideo wake up to no electricity after a massive electricity cut leaves Argentina, Uruguay and some parts of neighbouring countries in the dark, according to Uruguayan and Argentine electricity companies. IMAGES
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