US: New Orleans in Hurricane's grip!
This morning, the whole city of New Orleans is without electricity after Hurricane Ida slammed into the Louisiana shore, ripping roofs off buildings, uprooting trees, and even reversing the Mississippi River's course. Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the United States, wreaked havoc in New Orleans with torrential rain and 150 mph gusts and is expected to put the city's flood defences to the test for the first time since Hurricane katrina ravaged the city precisely 16 years ago.
After a "catastrophic transmission breakdown," at least one person has died and seven others have gone missing, and a million households are believed to be without electricity. Louisiana has been declared a major disaster by President Joe Biden, who has authorised government aid to help with recovery work.
After a "catastrophic transmission breakdown," at least one person has died and seven others have gone missing, and a million households are believed to be without electricity. Louisiana has been declared a major disaster by President Joe Biden, who has authorised government aid to help with recovery work.
Hurricane Ida was so powerful that it reversed the Mississippi River's flow on Sunday, which is a very rare occurrence. Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 150 miles per hour near Port Fourchon about noon and near Galliano around 2 p.m. on Sunday. As it moved onshore with gusts of 120 miles per hour, the storm has diminished little since then.
According to Homeland Security, generators are the only source of power in the city. There was no other information available at the time.