Cars overturned, roofs torn off
Tornado rages near New Orleans: at least one dead and severe damage
New Orleans. A tornado caused significant damage in the New Orleans area of southern Louisiana. At least one person died, said the sheriff of the particularly hard-hit community of St. Bernard, James Pohlmann, according to media reports on Tuesday evening (local time). Several residents were also injured. “There is greater damage,” he added. The hurricane destroyed or damaged houses, uprooted trees and downed power lines, especially in the Arabi district, local media reported.
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Several thousand households are without electricity, the website PowerOutage.us reported, citing the suppliers. The weather service described the tornado that hit the area around 7:30 p.m. local time as “large and extremely dangerous”. Authorities called on residents to seek shelter.
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The region was hit by Hurricane Ida last year and in 2005 by devastating Hurricane Katrina, which caused catastrophic damage and flooding in and around New Orleans. At that time around 1800 people died.
Several hurricanes cause destruction in the southern United States
At least one person was killed by a tornado in Louisiana.
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More tornadoes were reported from Texas and Oklahoma on Monday. According to media reports, there was also a dead person there.
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