Ida aftermath: Photos capture devastation in Louisiana
Hundreds of thousands of people remained without power Wednesday after Ida – which made landfall Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane before being downgraded to a tropical storm and, later, a depression – pummeled Louisiana.
Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Crews begin work on downed power lines leading to a fire station, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, in Waggaman, La., as residents try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida.
A car is submerged in water in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Debris and a boat are scattered over a roadway in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Homes, businesses and roads are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Worker checks on a flooded house in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
The remains of destroyed homes and businesses are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
The remains of destroyed homes and businesses are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Grand Isle, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Homes, businesses and roads are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.
Social media users are sharing heartbreaking photos of the devastation with the hashtags #HurricaneIda and #Ida. Here are some of those images:
1. La Place, Louisiana
Photo by @mrobinsonchavez, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQJVwfLuH9/
2. Houma, Louisiana
Photo by @wagsphoto, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTOQlqLtVBH/
3. New Orleans
Photo by @el_chipcabra, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTRQeogLq1g/
4. Leeville, Louisiana
Photo by @tyanwilde, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQjueVLwhl/
5. Southeast Louisiana
Photo by @lesliewestbrook, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTOAHZ-LsHs/
6. LaPlace, Louisiana
Photo by @howdyluke, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTQsxCzrZvx/
7. Destrehan, Louisiana
Photo by @americanredcross, Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPqvp-FUff/
8. New Orleans
Photo by @nolafiredept, Instagram
