Crews in New Orleans Assess Damage Caused by Hurricane Zeta

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30 October 2020 at 8:42 am

Damage in New Orleans was assessed on Thursday, October 29, the day after Hurricane Zeta battered Louisiana as a Category 2 storm.

The National Hurricane Center warned of a life-threatening storm surge, powerful winds, and heavy rain as Zeta moved through southeastern Louisiana and southern Mississippi on Wednesday, October 28.

By Friday morning, the hurricane had weakened to a tropical storm.

The National Weather Service reported one fatality. According to reports, more than two million people across the southeastern United States were without power.

This footage, shared by Mayor LaToya Cantrell, shows crews in New Orleans working to clean up the damage caused by the storm. Credit: Mayor LaToya Cantrell via Storyful

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