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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Strong storms flooded New Orleans streets and demolished buildings in one of the city’s suburbs Wednesday, part of a severe weather system that pounded communities across much of the South, killing one in Mississippi. In Slidell, Louisiana, northeast of New Orleans, multiple people were injured and first responders were scouring neighborhoods […]
Yazoo County, Mississippi Wednesday warned of a levee break on a lake, warning Eastbrook subdivision residents to evacuate immediately. The evacuation comes as several more inches of rain are expected to fall.
People in New Orleans and its suburbs were sloshing through flooded streets as forecasters warned of even more rain Wednesday after high winds ripped through the South, collapsing the roof of an apartment building in Slidell, Louisiana. In Slidell, just outside New Orleans, police shared video of what they believe was a tornado that hit Wednesday morning. In a Texas town, emergency workers rescued people from flooded homes and cars.