Original title: Category 4 hurricane “Ada” landed in Louisiana, USA
Xinhua News Agency, Houston (Reporter Xu Jianmei): Category 4 hurricane “Ada” landed in southern Louisiana on the 29th, with a maximum sustained wind speed of about 240 kilometers per hour, bringing life-threatening storms and storm surges that could trigger floods.
Based on the US Meteorological Department and media reports, “Ada” landed near the Port of Fulchong, Louisiana at noon on the 29th local time, and the roofs of some buildings in the port were lifted off. Real-time data from the power monitoring website shows that “Ada” has caused 450,000 households and businesses in Louisiana to lose power. The US Geological Survey said that “Ada” caused the Mississippi River, which flows from north to south into the Gulf of Mexico, to reverse flow “extremely rare” near the city of New Orleans in the state.
According to reports, “Ada” is the fifth largest hurricane to hit the continental United States in history. Its maximum sustained wind speed increased by 72 kilometers in 5 hours from midnight on the 28th to early morning on the 29th. Louisiana Governor John Edwards said on the 29th that “Ada” was “one of the strongest storms” that landed in the state, and the speed of increase before landing was “unprecedented.”
Prior to the landing of “Ada”, US President Biden had approved Louisiana and Mississippi to enter a state of emergency.
The US Meteorological Department warned that apart from Louisiana, parts of southern Alabama, Florida and Mississippi will also be hit by “Ada” and face floods, tornadoes, storm surges and other disasters. According to reports, floods have occurred in parts of Mississippi on the 29th.
According to the US Security and Environmental Enforcement Agency, before “Ada” landed, more than 95% of US oil production in the Gulf of Mexico had been shut down, and the staff of 288 oil and gas production platforms were evacuated. According to predictions by energy experts, the hurricane reduces the supply of oil and may push up oil prices.
On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina landed in Louisiana and broke down the breakwater in New Orleans, killing more than 1,800 people in the disaster-hit areas of the southern United States and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. The New Orleans flood control system has since been upgraded with a cost of 14 billion U.S. dollars. The attack of “Ada” poses a severe test for it.
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