US: Tropical Storm Bertha Pushes Lake Pontchartrain Over Seawall in New Orleans

Storm surge from Tropical Storm Bertha pushed Lake Pontchartrain waters up to the top of the floodwall along the South Shore in New Orleans, Louisiana, with waves splashing over onto Lakeshore Drive near the Mardi Gras Fountain. This video shows water from the lake spilling onto the roadway as Bertha moved through the region. Bertha made landfall Wednesday afternoon, July 22, near the Biloxi Wildlife Management Area in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, with sustained winds of 45 mph, trakcing west along the Louisiana coast.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police officer patrols an area where a floodwall was damaged by some residents in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. The residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People sit on a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day.

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2011, shows a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People sit on a damaged floodwall in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. Some residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)

Flooding in Bangkok

Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police officer patrols an area where a floodwall was damaged by some residents in the northern Bangkok district of Don Muang on Nov. 14, 2011. The residents, unhappy that their district is suffering badly while the center stays dry, caused the damage the previous day. (Kyodo)