

Hearst Owned I got a report last night at about. By Susie Madrak AugIf youre waking up with a roof over your head, power to your home, and cell phone coverage, be grateful. Officials said this is the first step in bringing power back to the metro region after Hurricane Ida left devastating destruction in its path. mainland and struck 16 years to the day after deadly Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Edwards said President Joe Biden declared Ida a disaster, releasing federal funds to assist with rescue and recovery efforts on Monday. In Aftermath Of Ida, Survivors Facing Catastrophic Damage And its still raining. Ida is tied for the fifth-strongest hurricane to ever hit the U.S. Rescue efforts underway: Boats, high-water vehicles fan out across Louisiana "Thousands of our people are without power and there is untold damage to property across the impacted parishes."ĬAUGHT ON VIDEO: Hurricane Ida rips off part of roof at Lady of the Sea hospital John Bel Edwards said in a statement late Sunday. "Tonight, we have confirmed at least one death and sadly, we know there will be others," Louisiana Gov. Ida was downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday. Snapped trees, flipped trucks, submerged cars and flooded streets were just some of the scenes as the storm wreaked havoc and temporarily reversed the Mississippi River's flow near Belle Chase, according to preliminary data from the U.S. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said that the hurricane is expected to bring catastrophic flooding to Louisiana and Mississippi. The storm caused at least one death after slamming into Louisiana's coast on Sunday and knocked out power to all of New Orleans while inundating coastal Louisiana communities. Ida was downgraded to a Category 4 tropical storm on Monday, according to the National Hurricane Center. 31, 2021 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Watch Video: Video from inside the eye of Hurricane Ida: Beautiful, terrifying A view of Bellair Drive, where the breach happened at the 17th Street Canal Floodwall during Hurricane Katrina in 2005, in New Orleans, on Aug.
