Devasting drone footage shows tornado destruction in New Orleans area

By Jessica Hehir-Smith via SWNS

This harrowing footage shows a giant tornado tearing through Arabi, Louisiana, as well as the devastating damage in daylight.

Footage from New Orleans resident Brain Delancey shows the twister tearing through Arabi, Louisiana, on Tuesday evening (22/03).

He said: “I took this video of a tornado from my porch - the poor people in Arabi.”

Additional drone footage from Kellen Thompson Sr, a New Orleans resident and Drone Imagery Business Owner, shows the extensive damage to Arabi on Wednesday morning (23/03), as a result of the tornado.

Officials have reported that there has been at least one death, as well as multiple injuries.

The twister landed in New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward on Tuesday evening, causing huge destruction before moving east to nearby St Bernard.

The major storm system that caused the tornado to occur has continued throughout parts of the Southern USA, claiming one life in Texas and injuring over two dozen others.