HURRICANE Francine has made landfall in Louisiana, battering the southern region with 100 mph winds that have left over 350,000 homes without power and neighborhoods submerged in water.
Dramatic footage showed the powerful Category 2 storm slamming onto the state with torrential rainfall and flash flooding on Wednesday evening.
Neighborhoods in southeast Louisiana were submerged in waters, with numerous roads blocked by down trees and debris.
Photos showed a tree ripped off its roots in Morgan City, about 82 miles south of Baton Rouge.
“It’s a little bit worse than what I expected to be honest with you,” Morgan City Fire Chief Alvin Cockerham told CBS News .
“I pulled all my trucks back to the station. It’s too dangerous to be out there in this.”
The powerful winds knocked out powerlines, leaving over 350,000 homes in the southeast region without power as of Thursday morning, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us .