Tens of thousands of people are fleeing for safety from the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in.
Ida is expected on make landfall on the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday evening, bringing 140mph (220km/h) winds and a “life-threatening” storm surge.
Forecasters say it could be even stronger than Hurricane Katrina that devastated much of New Orleans in 2005.
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