assist families and i believe there s going to be some assistance for folks that need to evacuate the area after the hurricane. to evacuate the area after the hurricane- hurricane. new orleans has suffered before, hurricane. new orleans has suffered before, hasn t - hurricane. new orleans has suffered before, hasn t it, l suffered before, hasn t it, with hurricane katrina? and there is a fear now that hurricane ida will test the flood defences, the infrastructure that was put in place after that, how concerned are you about that? it is place after that, how concerned are you about that? are you about that? it is very difficult not are you about that? it is very difficult not to are you about that? it is very difficult not to think - are you about that? it is very difficult not to think of - difficult not to think of hurricane katrina at this time. i will say that there have been a lot of improvements to the levy system and improvements to be certain that the levies are better a
talk to a disaster resilience professor who has moved to arkansas to escape the hurricane. in arkansas to escape the hurricane. arkansas to escape the hurricane. . , ., ., , hurricane. in many areas the worst is still hurricane. in many areas the worst is still to hurricane. in many areas the worst is still to come - hurricane. in many areas the worst is still to come but - hurricane. in many areas the l worst is still to come but what we are starting here from the lower lying areas along the coast is reports of catastrophic flooding, groups being lost, power going out, i think we are going to see some very sick applicant impact in the coastal counties in louisiana, some levies overcome, for example a recently heard some reports of a hospital needing to be evacuated. these are the areas south and south west of the greater new orleans area which has yet to feel the brunt of the storm. the greater new orleans area including 0rleans 0rleans area including orleans parish and jefferson
as soon as he enters, its apparent the man is alive. it turns out he hasn t been able to pay his phone bill, so it s been cut off. he s also removed his oxygen mask, and as he checks, he finds his blood oxygen level is very low. his blood oxygen level is only 92%. it is not good for you. so i put the mask to his mouth, and, please keep it to keep you protected. so what ll happen now with his bill? oh, this is for the telephone bill! he s living alone, so he couldn t pay the telephone bill because of his very bad condition. so i ve received it, and now i m going to the convenience store to pay for it. it s the arrival of the delta
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