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Tropical Storm Barry hits the US
  • The conditions are likely to test flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago.
  • Storm clouds gather above New Orleans (Matthew Hinton/AP)
  • The conditions are likely to test flood-prevention efforts implemented after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans 14 years ago.

  • The sky is cloudy as over Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive as little flooding is reported in New Orleans, ahead of Tropical Storm Barry making landfall on Saturday, July 13, 2019. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  • A man in a wheelchair makes his way down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans, as Tropical Storm Barry nears landfall. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • Clouds are seen over the Central Business District at dawn as Tropical Storm Barry approaches in New Orleans Saturday, July 13, 2019. (Max Becherer/The Advocate via AP)
  • Raghu Das crosses Canal Street on his way to work in the French Quarter Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans, as Tropical Storm Barry nears landfall. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • Aimee Cutter the owner of Beach House restaurant walks through water surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. Barry is expected to reach hurricane strength by the time its center reaches the Louisiana coast, expected before noon local time. The storm is expected to weaken after it moves inland. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  • A torn U.S. Flag dangles from a store front in Morgan City, Louisiana ahead of Tropical Storm Barry Saturday, July 13,2019. - Tropical Storm Barry is the first tropical storm system of 2019 to make landfall in the United States and could dump up to two feet of rain along with strong winds and storm-surge flooding according to weather reports. (Photo by Seth HERALD / AFP) (Photo credit should read SETH HERALD/AFP/Getty Images)
  • The roof of the Solar's Apartments in Morgan City, La., is damaged by the winds of Tropical Storm Barry, Saturday, July 13, 2019. Nearly all businesses in Morgan City were shuttered as coastal Louisiana braced for the arrival of Tropical Storm Barry. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
  • Martha Young, center, Patricia Plishka, left, and her husband Glen, right, battle the wind and rain from Hurricane Barry as it nears landfall Saturday, July 13, 2019, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
  • Cilton Bordelon picks up a plant washed into shore as he wades through storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., as Hurricane Barry approaches Saturday, July 13, 2019. Barry had strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane by Saturday morning, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the National Hurricane Center said. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  • Collen Schiller and Wesley Vinson wade through storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., Saturday, July 13, 2019. The waves are caused by the wind and storm surge from Hurricane Barry in the Gulf of Mexico. Mandeville is on the north shore of the lake while New Orleans is on the south shore. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  • Sheri Bordelon checks out the storm surge from Lake Pontchartrain on Lakeshore Drive in Mandeville, La., Saturday, July 13, 2019. Mandeville is on the north shore of the lake while New Orleans is on the south shore. The waves are caused by the wind and storm surge from Hurricane Barry in the Gulf of Mexico. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
  • Audrey Ulfers stands on the shore of Lake Pontchartrain during Hurricane Barry in Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
  • A resident bikes down a flooded street after Hurricane Barry in Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
  • Robyn Iacona-Hilbert walks through her flooded business after Hurricane Barry in Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S. July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
  • Tourists walk through rain in the French Quarter caused by Hurricane Barry in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. July 13, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

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