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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
Biden approved a major Disaster Declaration for louisiana. I came to shore as a category four storm with maximum stints over 150 miles per hour. It has been weakening as its moved inland but slowly. And it is now down to a category two but the natural Hurricane Center says that it is still bringing catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds and Flash Flooding, to southeastern louisiana. And that has brought scenes like this In The City of houma. The extraordinary power of those high winds, meanwhile the entire City Of New Orleans is In The Dark, without power tonight. Except for those with generators. The Power Company says ida caused quote, catastrophic transmission damage. Across louisiana more than 930,000 people have lost power. We have also had our first confirmed death caused by this Hurricane A 60 year old man was killed when a tree fell on his home, just south of Baton Rouge. Of course this catastrophic storm is taking place during the pandemic in a state that has one of the highe
Biden approved a major Disaster Declaration for louisiana. I became sure as a category four storm with maximum sustained, winds over 150 miles per hour. It has been weakening as its moved inland, but slowly. And it is now to a category two. The national Hurricane Center says it is still bringing catastrophic Storm Surge, Extreme Winds and Flash Flooding, to southeastern louisiana. And that has brought scenes like this in The City of houma. The extraordinary power of those high, winds meanwhile, the entire City Of New Orleans is in the, dark without Power Tonight except for those with generators. The Power Companies is ida caused quote, catastrophic Transmission Damage. Across louisiana more than 930,000 people have lost power. We have also had our first confirmed death, caused by this hurricane. A 60yearold Man was killed when a tree fell on his home, just south of Baton Rouge. Of course this catastrophic storms taking place during the pandemic, in a state that has one of the highest C
It could make the final days of evacuations even more complicated. Focusing first on Hurricane Ida, it had been forecast to strengthen rapidly and over the past few hours, and it has done just that. Just a little while ago the national Hurricane Center up graded the potentially Catastrophic Storm to category 4. It is forecast to slam the Louisiana Coast Today hitting the state on the exact same date as Hurricane Katrina 16 years ago. The national Weather Service Office in New Orleans says Storm Surge and high winds could leave some locations uninhabitable for even weeks or months. Both voluntary and mandatory evacuations have been ordered for several louisiana parishes as the national Hurricane Center warns of life threatening situations. Officials say if residents are planning to leave, do it now. Louisianas governor is stressing the dangerous and historic nature of todays threat. When you talk about Rain Totals that could be up to 15, 16 inches in an isolated area above 20 inches, wi