VIDEO: Huge tornado destroys everything in its path in New Orleans, leaving 1 dead and several injured

1 de March de 2022

A terrible tornado hit New Orleans, damaging everything in its path, leaving dozens homeless in the same area that Hurricane Katrina completely devastated a few years ago.

The suburbs of the North American town were devastated by a huge tornado on Tuesday night, which tore off the roofs of houses, flipped all kinds of vehicles and left one person dead due to the impact.

The tornado hit also St. Bernard parish, southeast of the border with New Orleans, and left many people injured, officials in charge of the event said.

Rescue teams worked on in the search for people in need of assistance as damage was spread throughout the parish, said Sheriff Jimmy Pohlmann and Parish President Guy McInnis.

“You know, we see houses that were lifted off their foundations and sitting in the middle of the street … but the spirit of our people, the resilience of our citizens, will shine through today like we always do,” said McInnis

Parts of Texas and Oklahoma were also hit by the same storm system that is over specific areas of the US, where another person was also killed and others were injured.

That tornado started in a suburb and then moved east across the Mississippi River to New Orleans, which was devastated by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Ida; Practically many lost the repair works of their houses with this new fact.

“We’re alive. That’s what I can say at this point. We still have four walls and part of a roof. I consider myself lucky,” said Stacey Mancuso, a witness to the scene with her husband, two children and their pets.

Within Louisiana, the storm destroyed power lines, gas lines, homes, trees next to power poles, as rescue workers and residents verify the damage in the dark.

Despite the fact that there are reports of a deceased, the mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, said via Twitter that there were no victims to mourn or significant damage and that they were working to restore power to 8,000 affected people since 13,000 homes and businesses were left without service after the storm.

While the governor of the state of Louisiana, John Bel Edward, sent his prayers to those affected while state agencies help the authorities to assess the damage.

“My prayers are with you in Southeast Louisiana tonight. Please be safe,” he said in a tweet.