At Least 100 Streets Flooded in New Orleans; Pumps that Drain the City Couldn't Keep Up Due to Power Outage
At a Glance Water up to 4 feet high was reported in some places.Authorities reminded people not to drive through flood waters.First responders were standing by to perform water rescues. Flooding inundated streets and shutdown roadways in New Orleans Wednesday. City Sewerage and Water Board Executive Director Ghassan Korban said pumps that drain the city couldn't keep up after one of the turbines that powers them went offline. “That occurrence did exasperate the situation and likely slowed the draining of...