Girl using a breathing machine survives ‘Wizard of Oz ride’ after New Orleans tornado tosses her home onto a nearby road

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A girl who relied on a breathing machine survived after her Louisiana home was uprooted and tossed into the middle of a nearby street by a tornado. The twister barreled through suburban areas on the outskirts of New Orleans on Tuesday, leaving one person confirmed dead and thousands still without electricity. At one point during the storm the tornado plucked a house from its foundations and hurled it onto a nearby street with the family still inside. “The wind, the pressure, the noise, the house shaking … it just felt like a train was going by.” The twister, which damaged large portions of St Bernard Parish, injured seven other people and tore the roofs off of houses and flipped vehicles.