New Orleans tornadoes: The devastating damage in photos

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New Orleans tornadoes: The devastating damage in photos

Alex Mead

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Mar 23, 2022

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Two tornados struck New Orleans on March 22, leaving several neighborhoods damaged and at least one person dead. Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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First responders prepare to provide assistance to the Burke family after their home was devastated during a tornado in the Arabi neighborhood on March 23, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

First responders prepare to provide assistance to the Burke family after their home was devastated during in the Arabi neighborhood on March 23, 2022 in New Orleans. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Homes are damaged after a tornado swept through, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Arabi, La.

Damaged homes seen after the tornado on March 23 in Arabi. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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People walk amidst destruction from a tornado that struck Tuesday night in Arabi.

People walk by the destruction in Arabi. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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A vehicle is damaged after a tornado Tuesday night in Arabi, LA.

A vehicle in Arabi is damaged after the tornado. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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A sofa is seen outside a home in Arabi. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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The Burke family sits waiting for assistance from first responders after their home was devastated during a tornado in the Arabi.

The Burke family waits for first responders after their home was struck during a tornado in Arabi. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Tornado-damaged homes are seen in the Arabi neighborhood on March 23, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Tornado-damaged homes in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orlean on March 23, 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Destruction from Tuesday’s tornado seen in Arabi on March 23, 2022. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - MARCH 23: Richie Majors and his daughter Lilly walk through their tornado-damaged neighborhood on March 23, 2022 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Two tornados struck New Orleans last night, leaving several neighborhoods damaged and at least one person dead.. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Richie Majors and his daughter Lilly walk through their tornado-damaged neighborhood in New Orleans on March 23. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

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Damaged homes in Arabi on March 23, 2022. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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Tornado-ravaged homes in Arabi on March 23. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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Debris surrounds extensive damage to homes after a tornado Tuesday night in Arabie, La., Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops.

Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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Debris surrounds extensive damage to homes after the tornado struck in Arabi. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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One person was killed after tornados struck New Orleans on March 22, 2022. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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Damaged homes in Arabi on March 23, 2022. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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A school bus is overturned after the tornado struck Arabi. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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The damage comes after other tornadoes spawned by the same storm system hit parts of Texas and Oklahoma. Scott Clause /The Daily Advertiser via AP

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Damaged homes in Arabi. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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Damaged homes seen in Arabi after tornadoes touched down on March 22, 2022. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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Homes are damaged after a tornado swept through, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Arabi, La. A tornado flipped cars, ripped off rooftops and deposited a house in the middle of a street in the New Orleans area, part of a storm front that caused damage in places as it blew from Texas to South Carolina. ()

The tornado started in a New Orleans suburb and then moved into the city’s Lower 9th Ward and parts of St. Bernard Parish. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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Destroyed businesses are seen in the aftermath of a tornado in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 23, 2022. Picture taken with a drone. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Drone image show destroyed businesses in New Orleans’ Arabi neighborhood on March 23, 2022. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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Jane Borrello and her son Colin Labourde salvage belongings after Tornado destroyed house in Arabie, La., Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Louisiana is sending 300 National Guard troops to the New Orleans area where tornadoes flipped cars, ripped off rooftops. ()

Jane Borrello and her son Colin Labourde salvage belongings after a tornado destroyed their home in Arabi. Scott Clause/The Daily Advertiser via AP

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Residents sort through debris and belongings in a destroyed home in the aftermath of a tornado in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 23, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.

Residents sort through debris and belongings in a destroyed home Arabi. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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The city's skyline is seen in the background as debris from the aftermath of a tornado surrounds damaged homes in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 23, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.

The New Orleans skyline is seen in the background of this drone photo in tornado-damaged Arabi. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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A man clears debris of a destroyed home, after it was struck by a tornado in the Arabi neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., March 23, 2022. Picture taken with a drone.

A man clears debris from. destroyed home in Arabi on March 23. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

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People walk amidst destruction from a tornado that struck Tuesday night in Arabi, La., Wednesday, March 23, 2022. ()

People walk amidst the tornado’ destruction in Arabi. AP Photo/Gerald Herbert

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