Hurricane Ida death toll expected to soarA section of a building's roof is blown off during rain and winds in the French Quarter of New Orleans on August 29, 2021NEW ORLEANS - The death toll from Hurricane Ida was expected to climb "considerably," Louisiana's governor warned Monday, as rescuers combed through the "catastrophic" damage wreaked as it tore through the southern United States as a Category 4 stormsoar. One death has been confirmed so far but Edwards said he expected the toll "to go up considerably." "The damage is really catastrophic," Edwards told Today, adding that Ida had "delivered the surge that was forecasted. President Joe Biden declared a major disaster for Louisiana and Mississippi, which gives the states access to federal aid. The National Hurricane Center issued warnings of storm surges and flash floods over portions of southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi and southern Alabama as Ida travels northeast.

Source: Bangkok Post August 30, 2021 16:07 UTC