as the storm made landfall. well, conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that hurricane ida has made landfall. the wind gusts are clocking in at about 60 mph here in new orleans where the storm is, but this is just a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on the day 16 years to the day that hurricane katrina devastated new orleans, a day filled with so much trauma for the residents here. the storm could be one of the strongest to hit the united states. the mayor has already warned residents that emergency services won t be able to reach them, to stay inside, and complicating all the efforts of recovery, of course, is a surge of covid cases here. it is a dangerous mix here in louisiana. barry d keim is a professor at the department of geography and anthropology at the louisiana state university, and joins me now from baton rouge. it s good to have you with us.
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expensive ever sold, it belonged to tiger woods. he practised and experimented with the putter but did not use it in competition. reminding you of one of our main stories the sour hurricane ida is buttering that state of louisiana bringing what forecasters call catastrophic storm surge conditions, flash flooding and extreme winds to coastal areas. more than a million people are without power including the whole of the city of new orleans as hurricane ida moves 0rleans as hurricane ida moves in with a kilometres per hour winds. 0ne in with a kilometres per hour winds. one person list said to have died in louisiana because of an uprooted tree. new orleans s flood defences were 0rleans s flood defences were strengthened after hurricane katrina in 2005 stop president biden has declared a major
there were more than 1,500 new daily cases on sunday alone. sylvia lennan spence, bbc news. lee scratch perry, one of the most influential figures injamaican music, has died at the age of 85. a pioneer of reggae and dub, perry produced artists from the wailers to the beastie boys and released more than 70 albums. the jamaican prime minister was among those to pay tribute. lloyd parks is a jamaican reggae vocalist and bass player who s worked with bunny wailer, bob marley and lee scratch perry. i remember lee scratch perry as one of the most significant and one of the best reggae producers injamaica out of jamaica.
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