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Hurricane-weary residents begin cleanup after Delta ravages Louisiana

By Associated Press

Oct. 10, 2020

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The aftermath of Hurricane Delta is seen Saturday Oct. 10, near Jennings, La.
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Houses surrounded by flood waters are seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta Saturday Oct. 10, in Welsh, La.
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Caleb Cormier moves debris after Hurricane Delta moved through, Saturday, Oct. 10, in Lake Charles, La. Delta hit as a Category 2 hurricane with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph) before rapidly weakening over land.
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Alayna Trahan, 13, and her sister, Chancy, 9, paddle in a pirogue across their front yard where Hurricane Delta pushed water around their home in southwest Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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With their front yard covered in floodwater, Damus Broussard and his stepson, Troy Daigle, re-patch the tarp on their house that was torn away from Hurricane Delta. They lost most of their roof shingles during Hurricane Laura a few weeks prior just southeast of Lake Charles, La., on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Soncia King holds onto her husband Patrick King in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, as they walk through the flooded street to their home, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday.
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A former baseball player with LSU, Gerard Victoriano, Jr., salvages his old jersey the morning after Hurricane Delta passed over his house southeast of Lake Charles, La., on Saturday, Oct. 10. His house was originally destroyed by Hurricane Laura. Rain and floodwater from Hurricane Delta can still be seen on the floor of his gutted living room.
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A garage partially destroyed by Hurricane Laura has the word, "Louisiana" written on it. The eye of Hurricane Delta came over this area in southwest Louisiana on Saturday, Oct. 10.
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Michael McDonald clears trees that have fallen on houses during Hurricane Delta in Jennings, La., Saturday, Oct. 10. The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.
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Michael McDonald clears trees that have fallen on houses during Hurricane Delta in Jennings, La., Saturday, Oct. 10. The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.
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Trees are cleared that have fallen on houses during Hurricane Delta in Jennings, La., Saturday, Oct. 10. The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.
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Michael McDonald clears trees after Hurricane Delta passed the area in Jennings, La., Saturday, Oct. 10. The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars on the roads, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.
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A man stands on his front lawn and looks at the flooded street in Lake Charles, La., Saturday, Oct. 10, after Hurricane Delta moved through on Friday.

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