[Music] good day viewers I'm Jessa on global news TV hurricane Francine continues to wreak havoc as it moves deeper into the Southern United States Francine made landfall as a category 2 hurricane into raboni Parish Louisiana late Wednesday and has since weakened to a tropical depression despite the diminishing Wing threat the system is unleashing significant flooding across the region affecting over 10 million people under flood alerts in Louisiana frine dumped between 6 to 8 in of rain in just hours triggering flash flood emergencies in New Orleans and prompting water rescues in various parishes the lafork Parish Sheriff's Office reported rescuing 26 residents trapped in flooded homes similar scenes unfolded and steedy James Parish and Jefferson Parish where Storm runoff overwhelmed aging sewer systems left without power in Louisiana and Mississippi due to down trees and power lines winds gusting up to 80 mph lashed through South Central and Southeast Louisiana injuring a State Trooper near Gonzalez as Francine moves Inland the threat of tornadoes looms over parts of the Gulf Coast and Southeast prompting tornado watches across Alabama and the Florida Panhandle until Thursday afternoon the storm also led to wides spreed flight cancellations from Lewis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and forced several universities and colleges to close or shift to remote classes this comes as Southern Louisiana continues to recover from the devastating impacts of recent hurricanes including Laura and Ida these storms have left communities like Lake Charles and New Orleans grappling with repeated destruction highlighting the growing dangers of climate change on Hurricane intensity and frequency for ongoing coverage and updates stay tuned to global news reporting live on the aftermath of hurricane Francine