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.
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
2. Houma, Louisiana
Photo by @wagsphoto, Instagram
3. New Orleans
Photo by @el_chipcabra, Instagram
4. Leeville, Louisiana
Photo by @tyanwilde, Instagram
5. Southeast Louisiana
Photo by @lesliewestbrook, Instagram
6. LaPlace, Louisiana
Photo by @howdyluke, Instagram
7. Destrehan, Louisiana
Photo by @americanredcross, Instagram
8. New Orleans
Photo by @nolafiredept, Instagram
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