New Orleans Street Submerged After Torrential Rain

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Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana, were awash with flood waters on Saturday, July 22, after torrential rain hammered the city.

This footage shows Banks Street, in Mid-City. The street is completely submerged with water and various bits of debris can be seen floating about.

The New Orleans Advocate reported the “significant flooding stretched throughout the Mid-City area towards Treme,” and about 4.22 inches of water fell on the city within an hour, quoting the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board. Credit: Instagram/sirduffington_iii via Storyful