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| Severe damage after tornadoes batter Louisiana | Severe damage after tornadoes batter Louisiana |
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| A dangerous tornado has ripped through east New Orleans, causing severe damage to buildings and homes and leaving thousands without power. | A dangerous tornado has ripped through east New Orleans, causing severe damage to buildings and homes and leaving thousands without power. |
| The National Weather Service reported at least three tornadoes touching down in southern Louisiana. | The National Weather Service reported at least three tornadoes touching down in southern Louisiana. |
| Severe thunderstorms continued on Tuesday afternoon as emergency officials began to assess the damage. | Severe thunderstorms continued on Tuesday afternoon as emergency officials began to assess the damage. |
| Some injuries have been reported but authorities have yet to confirm how many, according to local media reports. | Some injuries have been reported but authorities have yet to confirm how many, according to local media reports. |
| A second tornado was reported near the town of Donaldsonville and another in the town of Killian, according to Danielle Manning, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. | |
| Images shared on social media showed the aftermath of the storms, including damaged homes, flipped cars and fallen trees strewn across the road. | Images shared on social media showed the aftermath of the storms, including damaged homes, flipped cars and fallen trees strewn across the road. |
| Nasa's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans was also reportedly damaged by a tornado. | Nasa's Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans was also reportedly damaged by a tornado. |
| More than 9,300 city residents were experiencing power outages after the storms, according to power company Entergy. | More than 9,300 city residents were experiencing power outages after the storms, according to power company Entergy. |
| The Louisiana Red Cross said 6,500 people in New Orleans East alone were without power. | The Louisiana Red Cross said 6,500 people in New Orleans East alone were without power. |
| At least seven homes were damaged in Livingston Parish, located just northwest of New Orleans, said Brandi Janes, the deputy emergency preparedness director. | At least seven homes were damaged in Livingston Parish, located just northwest of New Orleans, said Brandi Janes, the deputy emergency preparedness director. |
| "Two of them are completely gone... all the way to the ground," she told the AP news agency. | "Two of them are completely gone... all the way to the ground," she told the AP news agency. |
| An estimated 2.7 million people in parts of Louisiana were at the highest risk of severe weather, according to the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. | An estimated 2.7 million people in parts of Louisiana were at the highest risk of severe weather, according to the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma. |
| New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said federal, state and local agencies were working with search patrols in the area. | New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said federal, state and local agencies were working with search patrols in the area. |