“For more than a month, that’s been our bedroom, our living room and our kitchen,” said the 65-year-old disabled Navy veteran. He and his wife Christina are among thousands of southeast Louisianians struggling more than a month after Hurricane Ida swept through the heart of Cajun country. ADVERTISEMENTReuters traveled the bayous of hard-hit Terrebonne, Lafourche, Jefferson and Plaquemines parishes in recent days, speaking with more than 40 residents. A Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) spokesman said the agency was working as quickly as possible. “I’m really worried about the mental health of people.”Magee and others say they need temporary FEMA trailers.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 06, 2021 04:28 UTC