Hurricane Ida: Striking pictures show storm sweeping Gulf Coast
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ESA/NASAEuropean Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this photo of Hurricane Ida on Sunday from the International Space Station
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AFP via Getty ImagesTwo families gather their belongings after being rescued in Laplace, Louisiana on Monday
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AFP via Getty ImagesPeople walk through flood waters in Norco, Louisiana, on Monday
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Getty ImagesA sailboat sits on the beach after Hurricane Ida passed on Monday in Bay St Louis, Mississippi
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ReutersWaves on Lake Pontchartrain, in south-eastern Louisiana
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Getty ImagesPeople walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans on Sunday
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USA Today/ReutersA news crew films as the storm surge pushes water from Lake Pontchartrain
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AFPA building's roof is blown off in the French Quarter of New Orleans
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ReutersResidents make preparations for the storm in New Orleans on Saturday
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Getty ImagesA woman comforts her grandson as the storm nears New Orleans
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