In photos: Hurricane Ida makes landfall in Louisiana
Sixteen years to the day Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the southern US city is facing an extremely dangerous, Category 4 hurricane with winds of 150 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
Traffic diverts around downed power lines August 30, 2021 in Metairie, La.Steve Helber/The Associated Press
Flooded streets are pictured after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, in Kenner, Louisiana, U.S. August 30, 2021.MARCO BELLO/Reuters
The Karnofsky shop suffers severe damage after Hurricane Ida pummelled New Orleans with strong winds in Louisiana, U.S. Monday.DEVIKA KRISHNA KUMAR/Reuters
New Orleans Firefighters assess damage as they look through debris after a building collapsed from the effects of Hurricane Ida, August 30, 2021.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
Rain batters Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 after Hurricane Ida made landfall. Ida made landfall as "an extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm in Louisiana on Sunday, according to the National Hurricane Center, 16 years to the day after Hurricane Katrina devastated the region.PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP/Getty Images
A group of people cross an intersection during Hurricane Ida on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.Brandon Bell/Getty Images
A news crew reports on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain ahead of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press
A woman walks her dog in the French Quarter during Hurricane Ida on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 in New Orleans. Ida made landfall earlier today southwest of New Orleans.Scott Olson/Getty Images
Guests look out a window at the AC Hotel in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida lashes the city with wind and rain on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.Edmund D. Fountain/The New York Times News Service
A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears.Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press
Keenan Jupiter corrals his Shetland Ponies to put them into their stables in advance of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.Gerald Herbert/The Associated Press
A man pulling a cart with his belongings walks past a billboard outside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center ahead of Hurricane Ida, in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday.MARCO BELLO/Reuters
People watch a movie at a hall at New Orleans Mission, a centre for the homeless, ahead of Hurricane Ida on Sunday.MARCO BELLO/Reuters
Ray Cronk, 84, sits on his porch ahead of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana. "Usually, I will board up my home ahead of the storms, but I have gotten too old and cancer has taken a toll. I'm going to have to wait this one out and just hope for the best," he said on Sunday.BRANDON BELL/Getty Images
Montegut firefighters gather to say a prayer in Montegut, Louisiana before Hurricane Ida lands on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.MARK FELIX/AFP/Getty Images
John Kain, 62, of Arabi, tries to fly a kite in Hurricane Ida winds with a kite he just made out of a political campaign sign on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.Chris Granger/The Associated Press
People remove a sign outside a hotel at the French Quarter in preparation for Hurricane Ida, in New Orleans on Sunday.MARCO BELLO/Reuters
Christina Bourg snuggles her son Jean-Luc, 8, as her daughter Olivia, 10, places the finishing touches on a sign they painted after boarding up their property in preparation for Hurricane Ida in Morgan City, Louisiana.ADREES LATIF/Reuters
A man pulls a cart down a mostly deserted Bourbon Street in the French Quarter as the early effects of Hurricane Ida are felt on Sunday.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
Terry Shelvin stocks up on water and food as Hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana on Sunday in Lafayette.David J. Phillip/The Associated Press
Cars drive through flood waters along route 90 as outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Gulfport, Miss.Steve Helber/The Associated Press
Jones Park in Gulfport, Miss., is flooded early Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, from Hurricane Ida's storm surge ahead of the storm's landfall.Justin Mitchell/The Associated Press
Fisher High School football and basketball players help build a sandbag levee near Tidewater Dock in Jean Lafitte, La., on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.Sophia Germer/The Associated Press
In preparation of Hurricane Ida, a man adds protective plywood to windows and doors of a business in the French Quarter in New Orleans on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021.Eric Gay/The Associated Press
People stand in line to get through the TSA security checkpoint at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Residents were evacuating the area as Hurricane Ida worked its way toward the Louisiana coastline with an expected landfall on Sunday afternoon.Scott Olson/Getty Images
Interstate 10 near Slidell, La., is packed with evacuees heading east on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, as Hurricane Ida approaches.STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT THRELKELD/The Associated Press