Aerial Photos Show Flooded Southern Louisiana After Hurricane Ida

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Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves shared the photos in the slideshow above after a flyover of the affected areas of Grand Isle, Fourchon, Houma and LaPlace, Louisiana, on Monday.

August 30, 2021

Updated: August 30, 2021, 5:08 pm EDTPublished: August 30, 2021, 5:08 pm EDT

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Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves flew over the affected areas of Grand Isle, Fourchon, Houma and LaPlace, La., snapping photos from above of Hurricane Ida’s destruction. (Twitter/@RepGarretGraves)

Aerial photos show flooded southern Louisiana after Hurricane Ida's pass-through on Sunday.

Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves shared the photos in the slideshow above after a flyover of the affected areas of Grand Isle, Fourchon, Houma and LaPlace, Louisiana, on Monday. The photos show neighborhoods under water and damaged buildings from Hurricane Ida's wrath.

Hurricane Ida made a Category 4 landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on Sunday and knocked out power to 1 million customers, including all of New Orleans. The storm brought catastrophic flooding to some areas of New Orleans, LaPlace and surrounding areas.

Click through the slideshow above to see the scale of Ida's impacts.

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Roof damage is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Houma, La. The weather died down shortly before dawn. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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