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the only way to navigate some of its water filled roads. we have been through all the storms and they expected it to come and be bad. we didn t expect it get this close to laplace. it wasn t supposed to be that close. i m not going to take that chance again. reporter: urgent search and rescue efforts are underway. i don t want to mislead anyone. robust search and rescue is happening right now and i fully expect the death count to go up during the day. reporter: governors activating 5,300 national guard troops to help. we worked hard across southeast louisiana, we rescued 348 people. 48 pets, and we were able to get those folks to safety. reporter: president joe biden pledging to help louisiana and other states severely impacted by the hurricane. we re going to stand with you and the people of the gulf as long as it takes for you to recover. reporter: so once the storm ends, the danger isn t over. in mississippi, a highway was washed away by flood waters.
happened those previous two times. the likelihood is there might be a much bigger disaster a few years away. the other complication, robyn, is that the goma volcanic observatory is out of funds, after the world bank pulled out most of its finances after a corruption scandal. they re not able to do much regular monitoring and warn people. so today a lot of people trying to figure out what happens with their lives, what can they salvage and what happens next. thanks for that report there on the ground, larry madowo, thank you. the lava flow might have stopped but the danger isn t over yet. i want to go straight to derek van dam. if you could just explain to us what still might be facing these people around goma, particularly because there is a lava lake, and there s a real concern more could flow out essentially. the potential for a future disaster is still a problem, still a danger, but in the short-term, the more immediate
move cross or upwind from the event and find yourself not in that plume. reporter: not easy for residents living nearby, like the brown family the blast blew their doors off. i said my god, one of the plants out here is on fire the whole sky was lit up. reporter: over at ray fisher s, the windows shattered. after the boom, glass and windows just come flying in the house. it was pretty scary. reporter: the danger isn t over yet late today, residents rattled by yet another blast. a couple minutes ago, we heard two small explosions and a very large one it might not be as under control as it looks. reporter: tonight, the smoky skies remain a serious cause for concern. in fact, officials have increased the evacuations to a four-mile radius away from this plant. meanwhile, the cause of this blast remains under investigation. kristen? morgan, thank you. now to breaking developments in a multi-state manhunt for a marine accused of murder
of structures. 800 firefighters in a race against time. so far zero percent containment. this thing is about to 50 feet of the ronald reagan presidential library. employees bracing for the worst, protecting precious pieces of history inside. the fire actually surrounded the library 360 degrees, but the firefighters did an outstanding job. reporter: but the danger isn t over. the entire footprint of the fire is under threat. time to go. reporter: 26,000 people forced to flee their homes. time to get out don t stick around and wait. reporter: your vehicle is packed? right there i got my three dogs and truck ready to go. reporter: residents frantically rushed to save horses from a nearby ranch this horse seemingly ran back into the flames to help others get out. looks like it s coming this way yeah. that s what it looks like