Hurricane Ida makes its first victim. According to local media reports, one person died from a fallen tree following heavy rains and sustained winds. Ida continues to move in Louisiana causing countless damage, which will only be seen in the next few hours. Even if it weakens and is downgraded to category 2
Meanwhile, nearly a million people have been left without electricity. In particular, 941,121 users would be left without electricity in Louisiana and 27,400 in Mississippi.
Louisiana, the hurricane touches the ground: winds of up to 240 kilometers per hour
Meanwhile, extensive floods are hitting the Parish of St. John the Baptist. Countless calls have come to 911 which at the moment, however, has not yet been able to respond to requests for help due to the terrible weather conditions.
“The whole government is already working hard. We will be here to help the Gulf Coast region get back on its feet as quickly as possible for as long as it takes”. Thus in a tweet the US president, Joe Biden, who announced that he had “already signed the emergency declaration for Louisiana and Mississippi”, the two US states destined to suffer the most catastrophic consequences of the passage of Hurricane Ida.
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