infrastructure up and running. we have set up a point of distribution sites, on both sides of a river, where we have been distributing ice, and memories and water to our residents. over 1300 groupings, of those items. we also have fema that is going to begin going into our neighborhoods, because we have been seriously challenged with communication. so individuals are not able to register for assistance. the american red cross is mobilizing 60 feeding sites, in the various neighborhoods. that have been affected. and so we are really seeing things ramp up very quickly, and it s only bent about 72 hours since the category four storm, made landfall, and state over st. john parish for almost eight hours. so we re really hopeful, and we re moving along. how habited is the parish right now? how many people do you expect, evacuated? either before or god forbid trying to get out during the storm. how many people are in
on the train in newjersey, because there is so much flooding that the tracks were just completely impassable. it was extraordinary. at about 830 last night there was a tropical storm, it was like being in an extreme car wash, being on the train. all of a sudden there were flash flooding alerts on our phones. catastrophic flooding. the train in front of us, people were stranded on it, at least we were in the station on a platform, we could get out. it was quite extraordinary. here in new york city, the subway, full of water, devastating, brutal flooding. all of this of course the remnants of that hurricane that hammered louisiana at the weekend, but the national weather service was not warning us of torrential rainfall so it really caught people by surprise. quite a long way north compared with where hurricane ida, when it was a hurricane, made landfall. what are the facilities available
to put gas in their gas cans. they ve been waiting for several hours. the owner said he ll cut off this pump in a minute because motor powering the pump could get fried at any minute. people are struggling all over the place. this comes as we re three days out from hurricane ida. we re getting our first comprehensive look at some of the areas where the destruction was greatest where the storm made landfall. days after hurricane ida made landfall, the widespread destruction in grand isle, louisiana, is in full view. some houses reduced to piles on stilts. one official says nearly half of all homes have been destroyed estimating it will take up to five years to restore the town. a lot of people have lost their homes and they don t know whether they ll go back or not because they don t have the money to go back and can t afford to go back. never seen it look like this. it s decimated. reporter: conditions dire for those left in the aftermath. we went through a neighborhood where roofs
lines get longer for food and water. today the white house announced that president biden will tour damaged louisiana on friday. the hunt for people trying to find critical resources is getting worse by the day. reporter: it seems to be, jake. just three days now out from the storm, people still just desperate for the basics. take a look at this long line for gas. this is a long line among motorists at a station in m metairie. a 30-dollars maximum they re being limited to here. and in another neighborhood we went to near here, people are desperate just for someone to come and check on them. days after hurricane ida made landfall, conditions now dire for those left in its aftermath. we went through a neighborhood in kenner, louisiana, where roofs were completely torn off
Hurricane Ida made landfall as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm on Sunday afternoon (local time), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).