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In Photos: Category 4 Hurricane Ida wreaks havoc in Southeast Louisiana

Sixteen years ago on this date, Hurricane Katrina ripped through the same area

A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Eric Gay, Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Category 4 Hurricane Ida ripped through Southeast Louisiana after making landfall around 12 p.m. Sunday, with winds reaching speeds of up to 150 miles per hour.

The storm has blown off roofs, damaged homes and businesses, and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages so far, according to a report from the Associated Press.

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Sixteen years ago on this date, Category 3 Hurricane Katrina ripped through Louisiana and Mississippi, also bringing significant devastation to both states.

Hurricane Ida is tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit land in the U.S., reports say.

You can see some of the striking images of the storm below, courtesy of The Associated Press and Getty Images. We’ll add more images to this story as more become available:

A utility worker photographs waves as they slam against a sea wall at the city marina as outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Bay Saint Louis, Miss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
A man passes by a section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Tony Hilliard, left, and his family expose themselves to the elements as Hurricane Ida begins to make landfall, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
A news crew reports on the edge of Lake Pontchartrain ahead of approaching Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
An abandoned vehicle is half submerged in a ditch next to a near flooded highway as the outer bands of Hurricane Ida arrive Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in Bay Saint Louis, Miss. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Hurricane Ida makes landfall along southern Louisiana coast
Hurricane Ida (KPRC)
Esta fotografa muestra a un hombre que toma fotografas frente a grandes olas en la orilla del lago Pontchartrain, en Nueva Orleans, el domingo 29 de agosto de 2021, previo a la llegada del huracn Ida. (AP Foto/Gerald Herbert) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
A section of roof that was blown off of a building in the French Quarter by Hurricane Ida winds blocks an intersection, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
A young girl blocks her face from the wind and rain produced by Hurricane Ida, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, in New Orleans, La. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)
Ida makes landfall as Category 4 storm

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