In Pictures: Hurricane Ida barrels into Louisiana with 241kmh winds

The Category 4 storm lashed the coast with torrential rains and also knocked out power in New Orleans.

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Aug 30, 2021, 03:44 PM

Vehicles are damaged after the front of a building collapsed during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Ida made landfall earlier today southwest of New Orleans. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Trees sway in the wind from Hurricane Ida in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

A group of people walk through the French District during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Utility workers play in the wind from Hurricane Ida as they wait for the storm to pass to begin repairs on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

A section of a building's roof is seen after being blown off during rain and winds in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana on August 29, 2021 during Hurricane Ida. PHOTO: AFP

A woman walks her dog in the French Quarter during Hurricane Ida on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana. PHOTO: AFP

A dumpster tossed by gusting winds along Canal Street during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Guests look out a window at the AC Hotel in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida lashes the city with wind and rain August 29, 2021. PHOTO: THE NEW YORK TIMES

A pedestrian walks past a statue of former President Franklin D. Roosevelt outside the National World War II Museum during Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Michael Brown, who is homeless, rides out Hurricane Ida from his bed under a highway overpass on August 29, 2021 in New Orleans. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Waves crash against the New Canal Lighthouse on Lake Pontchartrain as the effects of Hurricane Ida begin to be felt in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., August 29, 2021.
PHOTO: USA TODAY NETWORK VIA REUTERS

A news crew films as storm surge pushes water from Lake Pontchartrain over Lakeshore Drive as the effects of Hurricane Ida begin to be felt in New Orleans on August 29, 2021.
PHOTO: USA TODAY NETWORK VIA REUTERS

Pedestrians on Bourbon Street during a city-wide power outage caused by Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Montegut fire chief Toby Henry walks back to his fire truck in the rain as firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Montegut and Bourg firefighters cut through trees on the road in Bourg, Louisiana as Hurricane Ida passes on August 29, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

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