but still widespread destruction, as you can see. president biden has declared a major disaster in louisiana, releasing extra resources for rescue and recovery efforts. nada tawfik reports from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear off this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet, and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm, as water rushed in. officials warned some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree branches litter the streets. and at nightfall, power went out
the storm brought winds of 150mph when it made landfall yesterday, ripping roofs from buildings and killing a man whose house was hit by a falling tree. these are the latest pictures in new orleans of the debris and damage brought by the hurricane. there are reports that flash flooding has trapped residents in their homes there, where defences were strengthened following hurricane katrina 16 years ago. president biden has declared a major disaster in louisiana, releasing extra resources for rescue and recovery efforts. nada tawfik reports from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear off this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet, and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm, as water rushed in. 0fficials warned some of the most affected parts may be uninha
oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear of this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm as water rushed in. officials warn some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree branches litter the streets. and at nightfall, power went out across the entire city. in washington, president biden received a briefing on ida at the federal emergency management agency, or fema. he made an appeal to people in the region. i want to emphasise again, this is going to be a devastating, devastating hurricane. a life threatening storm.
about how you set up the infrastructure to get people who want to leave afghanistan, to give them a way of getting out. mick them a way of getting out. nick eardle , them a way of getting out. nick eardley, thank them a way of getting out. nick eardley, thank you. president biden has declared a major disaster as hurricane ida continues to batter the us state of louisiana, bringing catastrophic storm surges, flash flooding and 150 mph winds. federal aid is now available to supplement recovery efforts after more than one million people have lost power and one person has been killed. ida s weakened to a category 0ne, but still continues to cause widespread damage. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear of this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet and flash flooding.
a major disaster in the us state of louisiana after hurricane ida brought catastrophic storm surges, flash flooding and 150 mile an hour winds. more than 1 million people have lost power and one person has been killed. nada tawfik sent this report from new orleans. this is the destructive power of ida. oh, my gosh! easily lifting the roof clear of this hospital in cut off louisiana. these coastal areas have been the hardest hit so far. besides ferocious winds, there have been tidal surges as high as 16 feet and flash flooding. this fire station in delacroix, louisiana, posted footage before and after the storm as water rushed in. officials warn some of the most affected parts may be uninhabitable for weeks. in comparison, much of new orleans is protected by the levees and flood walls of a newly built hurricane defence system. that is being put to the test now. in the iconic french quarter, debris such as this roof and fallen tree branches litter the streets.