Hurricane Ida: Striking pictures show storm sweeping Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ida made landfall in the US state of Louisiana, on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet took this photo of Hurricane Ida on Sunday from the International Space Station

Two families gather their belongings after being rescued in Laplace, Louisiana on Monday

People walk through flood waters in Norco, Louisiana, on Monday

A sailboat sits on the beach after Hurricane Ida passed on Monday in Bay St Louis, Mississippi

Waves on Lake Pontchartrain, in south-eastern Louisiana

People walk through the French Quarter in New Orleans on Sunday

A news crew films as the storm surge pushes water from Lake Pontchartrain

A building's roof is blown off in the French Quarter of New Orleans

Residents make preparations for the storm in New Orleans on Saturday

A woman comforts her grandson as the storm nears New Orleans

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