We are work with them. We support them. And one of the most influential Reggae Producers and performers, lee scratch perry, Dies Injamaica aged 85. Thank you forjoining us. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit Americas Gulf Coast in 200 years, is now approaching new Orleans Hurricane Idas Centre Isjust 30 miles to the west. Within the hour, the city has Lost All power, after what is being called catastrophic transmission damage. This is a picture live over new 0rleans. It is nightfall. All this hitting the city exactly 16 years to the Date Sense Hurricane katrina devastated New Orleans. Nada tawfik sent this report from New Orleans as the storm made landfall. Conditions are deteriorating rapidly now that Hurricane Ida made landfall. This isjust rapidly now that Hurricane Ida made landfall. This is just a tiny preview of what is expected and this is on a date 16 yesterday that Hurricane Katrina demonstrated new islands. This could be the strongest storms to hit the united states.
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Vaccinated against Covid 19. Magic. And one of the most influential Reggae Producers and performers, lee scratch perry dies injamaica, aged 85. Hello and welcome. Lets start with some Breaking News now. As many as five rockets have reportedly been fired near Kabul Airport in the last couple of hours. A us official said the rockets were intercepted by an american anti missile system. It is not yet clear if all were brought down by the defence system, nor if there were any casualties. It comes a day after the us led an Air Strike on a vehicle in kabul, reportedly targeting a Suicide Bomber who was about to attack the airport. Of course, well bring you more details as we get them here on Bbc News. One of the most powerful hurricanes to hit Americas Gulf Coast in 200 years is now approaching New Orleans. Hurricane Idas Centre isjust 30 miles to the west. Nearly One Million people are without power, including the whole of New Orleans, after whats being called catastrophic transmission dama
Just look at this video here on your screen. Flooding is wide spread. And some areas could see up to 20 inches of rain. More than 700,000 homes and businesses are now without power. And that number is sure to climb. Officials say it could take weeks to fully restore power. Now within the next hour or two, New Orleans will be seeing its highest winds and heaviest rain. The Levee System was vastly upgraded after katrina and holding as of now. South of The City, the Rainfall And Storm surge have pushed water over our levee in Plaquemines Parish. A Flash Flood Emergency is in effect. I spoke to a critical Care Doctor in Baton Rouge bracing for the worst. We would be able to be the most significant event of our lifetime. We currently have a full hospital, but were the regional medical center and so we are essentially acting that role. We have over 700 providers in the hospital. 50 of those are physicians. 400 are nurses. 300 are nonclinical. Were split into two staffs. We will do one shift
Strike, so that was the only option you guys used, was there any other option to stop the bomb with the vehicle. Im let The General ill ask The General to provide context. Only thing i would say is that Weve Use Td Word Dynamic a lot and i know that sounds like pentagon speak, but that is really how the best way to describe the threats were facing. Dynamic, moving, fluid, quick. And because that is how isisk operates. And we have to try to be as quick and as nimble as they are. And when you have what we believe to be an imminent threat and we believe this to be an imminent threat, we took the action that we believe was the most necessary at the best opportunity to thwart that attack. Commanders will always minimize collateral damage. This is one of the key tenants of what we how we operate. In this case, just like mr. Kirby said, that this strike prevented a high Profile Attack against both, you know, coalition and u. S. Forces and other afghan civilians. And so as we looked at the inf