approach to louisiana. this is kind of worst case. this is what meteorologists always fear, when a storm hit its most intense point during the overnight hours to there go, we have just lost power here at the station. we have a generator and it will kick in. we are still being impacted. back to my point, it is a worse case in the stop hit its most intense or really exploded during the overnight so people wake up in the new orleans area and the south east of louisiana seeing a category for hurricane approaching and at that point for many it was too late to evacuate and at that point you have to anchor down and make the most of what you can. thank ou ve the most of what you can. thank you very much the most of what you can. thank you very much much the most of what you can. thank you very much much appreciatel you very much much appreciate your time. you very much much appreciate your time- us military officials say they re confident that an air strike on a vehicle in the afghan capi
this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: more than 700,000 people are without power, including the whole of new orleans, as hurricane ida made landfall in louisiana. let s get more on that story. this is the scene right now either new orleans. it is pretty bleak there. to give us an idea how bleak: geoff fox is a meteorologist, and joins me from la quinta in california. with the full picture behind you, just first of all, what is the risk do you think to new orleans, we are hearing that it 0rleans, we are hearing that it has been downgraded in terms of its category? just
from space, images capture the magnitude of ida, which came ashore with winds of 150mph and is causing a life threatening storm surge. in washington, president biden received a briefing on ida at the federal emergency management agency. he said his administration will put the full might of the country behind the recovery. everyone should listen to the instructions from local and state officials, just how dangerous this is. and take it seriously, it s notjust the coast, notjust new orleans, it is north as well, the rainfall is expected to be exceedingly high. the region s new storm defences, which failed during hurricane katrina in 2005 on this exact date, will be tested like never before. but even with protections in place, ida is expected to have a catastrophic impact. steve ca pa rotta is a meteorologist at wafb channel 9 in baton rouge, louisiana,
trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today. described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable , an early morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: more than 700,000 people are without power including the whole of new orleans as hurricane ida made landfall in louisiana.
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