widespread dplflooding across t northeast. biden spent the day yesterday surveying the damage from much of the state of louisiana. and within that state of louisiana, outrage is growing. officials are launching a full investigation after several nursing home residents died. the state s attorney general says hundreds were evacuated to a warehouse before hurricane ida struck, and now they want to know why. cnn s brian todd has more. reporter: wheelchairs and hospital curtains scatter the site of this remote warehouse where five nursing home residents died. this is a nightmare. it s a nightmare. reporter: local leaders now looking for answers for what went wrong. that nursing home owner should be held accountable. as far as an investigation, we understand there is one. reporter: the warehouse in independence, louisiana, served as a temporary evacuation facility for more than 800 patients from seven area nursing homes. the conditions inside were appalling. crowding, mattresses
details. reporter: wheelchairs and hospital curtains scatter the site of this remote warehouse where five nursing home residents died. this is a nightmare. it s a nightmare. reporter: local leaders now looking for answers for what went wrong. nursing homeowner should be held accountable. as far as the investigation, um, we understand there is one. reporter: the warehouse in independence, louisiana, served as a temporary evacuation facility for more than 800 patients from seven area nursing homes. the conditions inside were appalling. crowding. um, mattresses on floors instead of beds. um, port-a-potties instead of bathrooms, and probably not enough of em. just it was just things that none of us would want our family members to have to go through. reporter: and according to one patient who was inside, insects were crawling all over the mattresses. the independence police chief says the facility was prepared for a certain number of residents, but the number nearly triple
we re working around the clock with the governor and the elected officials here until we can meet every need y all have. the state faces a long road to recovery with some areas remaining underwater. nearly a quarter of a million homes and businesses still in the dark and fuel shortages are hampering recovery efforts. louisiana officials meanwhile have launched an investigation into the deaths of several nursing home residents. the state attorney general says hundreds of residents were evacuated ahead of hurricane ida to a warehouse. cnn s brian todd with the details. reporter: wheelchairs and hospital curtains scatter the site of this remote warehouse where five nursing home residents died. this is a nightmare. it s a nightmare. reporter: local leaders now looking for answers for what went wrong. the nursing homeowner should be held accountable. as far as the investigation, we understand there is one. reporter: the warehouse in