Hurricane Delta leaves one dead in Louisiana and brings tornado threat to Carolinas

By Eliott C. McLaughlin and Christina Maxouris, CNN

Updated 0024 GMT (0824 HKT) October 12, 2020

Residents walk through flooded streets in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 10.
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Residents walk through flooded streets in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 10.
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A vehicle drives through flood waters after Hurricane Delta made landfall in this aerial photograph taken above Delcambre, Louisiana, on Saturday, October 10.
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A vehicle drives through flood waters after Hurricane Delta made landfall in this aerial photograph taken above Delcambre, Louisiana, on Saturday, October 10.
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Iyana Sells, 9, plays on her street, which is still lined with debris from Hurricane Laura, the day after Hurricane Delta swept through Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 10.
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Iyana Sells, 9, plays on her street, which is still lined with debris from Hurricane Laura, the day after Hurricane Delta swept through Lake Charles, Louisiana, October 10.
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Houses near Lake Charles, Louisiana, are surrounded by flood waters on Saturday, October 10.
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Houses near Lake Charles, Louisiana, are surrounded by flood waters on Saturday, October 10.
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A reporter stands by trees felled by the storm in Jennings, Louisiana, on October 10.
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A reporter stands by trees felled by the storm in Jennings, Louisiana, on October 10.
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A badly damaged house in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 10, one day after the storm hit the area.
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A badly damaged house in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 10, one day after the storm hit the area.
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Residents of Jennings, Louisiana, were already working on October 10 to repair windows damaged by Hurricane Delta.
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Residents of Jennings, Louisiana, were already working on October 10 to repair windows damaged by Hurricane Delta.
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Storm surge in Lake Charles as Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana on Friday, October 9.
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Storm surge in Lake Charles as Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana on Friday, October 9.
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Danielle Fontenot runs to a relative's home in the rain with her son Hunter ahead of Hurricane Delta in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 9.
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Danielle Fontenot runs to a relative's home in the rain with her son Hunter ahead of Hurricane Delta in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on October 9.
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A man walks across the street as the outer bands of Hurricane Delta lash Galveston, Texas, on October 9.
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A man walks across the street as the outer bands of Hurricane Delta lash Galveston, Texas, on October 9.
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American Red Cross volunteers Cindy Romig and Cliff Boyer unload supplies outside the Pike County Community Safe Room storm shelter in Magnolia, Mississippi, on October 9.
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American Red Cross volunteers Cindy Romig and Cliff Boyer unload supplies outside the Pike County Community Safe Room storm shelter in Magnolia, Mississippi, on October 9.
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Members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare beds in a shelter ahead of Hurricane Delta on October 9 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Members of the Louisiana National Guard prepare beds in a shelter ahead of Hurricane Delta on October 9 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Earnst Jack looks at damage to his home after it was hit by Hurricane Laura ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Delta on October 9 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Earnst Jack looks at damage to his home after it was hit by Hurricane Laura ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Delta on October 9 in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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People fill sandbags in Alexandria, Louisiana, ahead of Hurricane Delta on October 9.
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People fill sandbags in Alexandria, Louisiana, ahead of Hurricane Delta on October 9.
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