Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast on Sunday, packing winds more powerful than Hurricane Katrina and a devastating storm surge that threatens to inundate New Orleans with mass flooding, power outages and destruction.
A news crew reports on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain ahead of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans on Sunday.
(Gerald Herbert/Associated Press)
An abandoned vehicle is half-submerged in a ditch as the outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday in Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
(Steve Helber/Associated Press)
A resident on a jet ski tows a canoe as the outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday in Bay Saint Louis, Miss.
(Steve Helber/Associated Press)
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A man walks along the Mississippi River near New Orleans’ French Quarter early Sunday.
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Tony Hilliard, right, and his family try to pose for a photo as Hurricane Ida begins to make landfall Sunday in New Orleans.
(Eric Gay/Associated Press)
Ann Colette Boudreaux comforts her grandson Abel ahead of Hurricane Ida making landfall in New Orleans.
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Cornelis Alexander, left, and Chris Derousselle, center, load their car with food and water as Hurricane Ida approaches Sunday in Lafayette, La.
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press)
Christian Zamora boards the windows of a business as Hurricane Ida approaches Sunday in Lafayette, La.
(David J. Phillip/Associated Press)
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