ed laughvandera is outfront . reporter: she s lived through many storms before but this was different. you can still just hear everything ripping and flying and banging and people s roofs were coming off and we just we prayed that we would all live. reporter: the emotions of experiencing hurricane ida s furry have caught up to the 32-year-old mother. the most scariest thing we ever did, it really was. we were there for so long not knowing how high the water would get. i don t think i ll ever stay again. reporter: the day after hurricane ida ripped through southeast louisiana officials are warning ris esidents it wil take considerable time to get life back to normal. there are more than a million customers without electricity and could take weeks to get the power restored. water systems are down, as well and cell phone communication is