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in parts of new orleans, they are already under water today as rain continues to pound the city. nbc s kerry sanders is at the armstrong international airport with more. reporter: we see that jefferson parish with portions having mandatory evacuations, same thing in plaquemines parish. this is all to get ahead of what is expected to be a drenching rain. as you noted yesterday we had a tremendous rain, more than 7 inches in a very short period of time which inundated portions of new orleans. back down in the french quarter there was so much water that even canal street and some side streets were under water, cars under water, really causing a mess. for buildings, into the lobbies of some of the hotels. here at the airport right now things are running smoothly. no cancellations. but the airport has just completed a meeting here going over what their plans will be. the airport will remain open. they re bringing in potentially 60 staff members to keep the airport operational.
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it doesn t appear anyone further is trapped inside the rubble. we wish you the best of luck today. we appreciate that. we ll take all the prayers we can get. we ll work together and get through this. i know you will. thank you, mayor. thanks. this powerful storm system is bringing catastrophic flooding to oklahoma where homes are being swept off their foundation. as you can see on your screen, into a swollen river. omar jiminez is live in guthrie, oklahoma. what s happening there? reporter: this system that really came through brought so much drenching rain with it. as a result, heavy flooding that overtook roads like the one we are on now. in tulsa, for example, flooding forced mandatory evacuations and the threat of more. we are north of oklahoma city right along the cimarron river. i mentioned it overflowed on roads and it was so powerful at times it took homes with it.
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the powerful storm system is bringing catastrophic flooding to oklahoma. homes are being swept off their foundations into this oh, my gosh, listen to that. the swollen river. omar jiminez is live with more. what s the situation there? all the tornadoes we have seen have been part of a huge system that s brought drenching rain with it as well, including in oklahoma. they got enough rain that swelled the rivers, covered roads, strong enough at times to rip homes off their foundations. rising floodwaters swallowing this entire house and carrying it downstream. another home swept away by raging waters. officials warning people who live along rivers or creeks to prepare to evacuate. i said, what did you say?
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