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Twins Yakierra and Yasmine Blackstone were born on Aug. 25, 2005, at 34 weeks just four days before Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans

Mom Yashica was initially separated from the babies but later reunited with them in Texas

Twenty years later, Yashica's son Jirron is sharing an update on the family

Although he was only 3 when Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, Jirron Minor Jr. can still recall certain things from that chaotic time — like how the floodwaters reached the second floor of his New Orleans home.

“I remember the storm hitting,” says Minor, now 23 and living in Oklahoma City. “Just that emotion of feeling scared, feeling like I'm not going to make it.”

It was a tense time for Minor's family, not just because of Katrina flooding their home but also because Jirron’s

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