At the least 10 individuals have been killed after a car struck a crowd celebrating the New 12 months in New Orleans, emergency officers have stated.
One other 30 individuals have been injured within the incident, which happened on the nook of the favored Bourbon Avenue, within the French Quarter of the town.
It occurred at round 3am native time.
Town’s emergency preparedness marketing campaign, NOLA, managed by New Orleans Homeland Safety & Emergency Preparedness, stated there was a “mass casualty incident”.
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The scene in New Orleans. Pic EarthCam/AP
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Pic: EarthCam/AP
“The 8th District is currently working a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street,” NOLA stated.
“Public safety partners are responding on scene.”
Earlier they warned individuals to “get yourself away from the area”.
Louisiana governor Jeff Landry stated in a publish on X that he was “praying for all the victims and first responders on scene”.
He referred to as the incident a “horrific act of violence”.
Police stated on Tuesday they anticipated the town to be busy as locals and guests rang within the new yr.
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The NOLA web site warning of a ‘mass casualty occasion’. Pic: NOLA, metropolis of New Orleans
Town was additionally simply hours from the annual Allstate Sugar Bowl school American soccer recreation, which was set to draw hundreds of individuals.
Officers stated to assist maintain the peace, the police division could be staffed at 100% and it might draft in one other 300 officers.
Bourbon Avenue is a well-liked vacationer space within the metropolis, well-known for its many bars and golf equipment.
