He said about 5,000 residents were affected by the flooding, although not all them saw their homes flooded. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, meanwhile, told residents to remain at home Tuesday, alerting of possible threat of floods. But despite potentially worsening conditions in Louisiana, many residents were carrying on with their normal routines. Some evacuated residents from southwestern Louisiana returned to their homes Tuesday morning, collecting valuables and checking their homes for flood damage. Harvey was expected to make landfall Wednesday in Cameron Parish, in southwest Louisiana, said National Weather Service meteorologists.

Source: Fox News August 30, 2017 06:00 UTC