At least one person has died after a tree fell. Ida was a category 4 when it made lAndfall with winds that reached 150 miles per hour. Louisianas governor said its one of the strongest storms to make lAndfall in modern times. The entire City Of New Orleans is now in darkness. People in some areas have reported Flood Waters reaching up to their chest, pleading for rescue. More than A Million customers are without power across the state. People who evacuated are staying in shelters. Louisianas governor estimates several dozen decided to ride it out in place. Were better prepared now in terms of our protection system. But when you have Mother Nature Throw at you a storm this strong with the surge, the wind, the rabe that were talking about with Hurricane Ida, theres going to be devastating impact. And we have to do everything we can to save lives in the immediate response, And well get to the Property Repairs later. But i can tell you for several days, were going to be engaged in Search A
unbelievable. the reason i can stand here is only because of the concrete wall to my left. you have to be prepared to stay for the first 72 hours on your own. nobody should be expecting that tonight a first responder is going to be able to answer a call for help. we are praying for the best and planning and preparing for the worst. soon as the storm passes we are going to put the country s full might behind the rescue and recovery. well, the damage in louisiana has some wondering where they will get their next meal. luckily though help is on the way. the sheriff and his organization world central kitchen is one group answering that call and are ready to provide more than
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Before it exits off to the north and east. these are the estimated rainfall amounts that have come down around portions just west of new orleans. more than a foot of rainfall coming down here in this 12-hour span. and we look at storms and a lot of hurricanes that have an intensity such as ida will be retired. thi the letter i storm historically happens on the 4th of october. so the last few days of august, we are well ahead of a storm this late into the alphabet. again, a historic one pushing in across the state of louisiana. absolutely. thank you so much for keeping such a close eye on all of that. baton rouge is feeling the wrath of hurricane ida. earlier, cnn spoke to a critical care doctor in that city about how his hospital was preparing
Wind damage that this storm can bring. a lot of tall trees in some of the neighborhoods we were in. so many people were telling us they re worried about trees collapsing onto the homes. these are the kinds of things residents are dealing with. and these hurricanes that pass in the darkness just add another terrifying level of experience to what is already a horrible experience to have to endure. ed lavandera, cnn, baton rouge, louisiana. and just southeast of baton rouge, the situation in jefferson parish is rapidly deteriorating. the parish president spoke to cnn s pamela brown earlier, and gave a disturbing update about the rising water there. right now, my concern is, we ve lost contact with grand isle, so that is the island right on the gulf of mexico that i ve been very, very concerned about.