Hurricane Ida blew through Louisiana with 150 mph winds and bringing intense rainfall and a storm surge that left a swath of carnage in its wake.
The massive storm arrived on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and sent rescuers scrambling to retrieve people from attics as floodwaters poured into places like LaPlace, Lafitte and Braithwaite.
The winds, matching the highest speeds ever recorded in Louisiana, tore roofs off homes, toppled transmission towers and left buildings in ruin.
Two people were confirmed dead by state and local officials as of Monday, a toll that was expected to rise.
A 400-foot transmission tower near Avondale, supporting a band of electricity cable nearly three-quarters of a mile long, withstood Katrina but came toppling down when Ida tore through.
Communications were also down. AT&T lost service for much of the day, leaving people unable to call for help from their flooded homes.
The storm left more than 600,000 people without access to clean water, including over 300,000 who were without water completely.
