Dartanian Stovall looks at the house that collapsed with him inside during the height of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans. The utility warned it may take weeks to return service in some areas where transmission towers had crumpled into heaps of metal. Thousands more were in misery, with countless homes destroyed and towns flooded, evoking memories of Hurricane Katrina, which killed some 1800 and nearly destroyed New Orleans 16 years ago. President Joe Biden will travel to New Orleans on Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida and meet with state and local leaders, the White House said. The weather service has issued warnings for parts of Louisiana and Mississippi, with a heat index rising above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius).

Source: Otago Daily Times September 01, 2021 20:26 UTC