At least one person dead as giant tornado tears through New Orleans

• Damage and destruction caused by swirling tornado
• Power outages reported amid many smashed buildings

A large tornado touched down in New Orleans on Tuesday evening, causing damage and destruction to the city's lower ninth ward, before traveling east into the neighboring parish of St Bernard, where officials reported at least one dead and multiple injuries.

The tornado occurred as a major storm system continued to tear through parts of the US south, killing another person in Texas and injuring more than two dozen.