New Orleans, August 29 (Reuters) – A Category 4 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday hit the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico with winds of 150 miles per hour, torrential rains and waves.
Communities in the most vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to evacuate early, and residents who have been driving the storm in their homes have dared to make major improvements to the Liver system, which was built in 2005 following Hurricane Katrina.
Sixteen years after Katrina landed, Ida threw herself into the sea at midday near Port Forchon, Louisiana, the center of the Gulf’s naval industry. The storm.
In less than 100 miles north of the city, emergency medical services were alerted to the previously banned New Orleans flash floods in the fourth-largest city of COVID-19 infections. Hospitalization.
When I announced that this was Katrina’s annual celebration, I found myself in a state of panic, ”said Janet Rucker, a lifelong New Orleans resident and recently retired sales manager, who fled to the city center with her dog, Rousseau. This is not good for our nerves and psychology.
Franረንois Clark, an assistant professor at the State University of Nicosia, who studied the effects of Katrina and hurled the hurricane at his mother’s home in Tobodaus, Louisiana, called Ida’s arrival “nervous.”
“I can hear the roar of the storm getting louder,” he told Reuters by telephone. If you do research on Katrina, it’s a little inspiring.
In some areas, flood defenses could be erected, but U.S. military engineers said they expected the city to hold new fortified Leva.
“This is one of the strongest hurricanes of our time,” said Lou Bell Edwards, governor of Louisiana.
Hundreds of miles of New Orleans have been constructed in hundreds of miles around New Orleans after much of Katrina’s floodwaters engulfed the low-lying city, especially in the black neighborhoods of history. That monster storm claimed the lives of more than 1,800 people.
“Billions have been built for the time being,” Edwards said, adding that billions of dollars have since been relied on for live improvements.
Extensive ups and downs
Power outages were widespread in the early hours of the storm, with more than 530,000 Louisiana homes and businesses cut off, according to the state-owned utility agency Louisiana.
In a brief statement from the headquarters of the Federal Emergency Management Agency in Washington, he said:
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When a hurricane struck New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, on August 29, 2021, a parking sign was on the road. REUTERS / Marco Bello
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Three days after a tropical typhoon in the Caribbean, Ida added to Category 4 hurricanes at 150 miles per hour (240 km / h), according to the National Hurricane Center (NCH).
Within hours, Ida was approaching New Orleans, with strong winds declining to 125 miles, rated it as a Category 3 storm, but one still described the hurricane as a life-threatening hurricane, according to the NHC.
Palm trees shook as it rained through New Orleans on Sunday, as 68-year-old retired Robert Ruffin traveled with his family to a downtown hotel.
“I thought I was fine,” he said. This is a double problem due to COVID.
Hours later, screaming winds were blowing from the third floor of the hotel, with blue curtains swaying from the outside.
Storms from Ida Storm – Extreme Storms – Reported to be more than 6 feet (1.83 meters) above the coastal areas. Videos posted on social media
The NHC also warned of severe winds and up to 2 feet (61 cm) of rain in some areas.
The governor warned that emergency responders could take up to 72 hours to reach the affected areas. Some churches announced a holiday on Sunday evening.
“We are as ready as we can, but we are worried about those standards,” said Kirk Leppen, president of Palkimens Parish, home to 23,000 people and one of the most vulnerable areas along the Gulf Coast. Lepen said he was afraid of stepping up on Highway 23.
“This is one of the ways we go in and out; He said.
While residents and their vacations could not be evacuated, Edwards ordered hospitals to be evacuated in low-lying and coastal areas, closing highways and running out of gas.
Hospitals in Louisiana have been treating 2,450 COVID-19 patients since the recent outbreak, many of whom are already able to cope.
“Everyone who cares about New Orleans is concerned,” said Andy Horoitz, Professor of History, Katrina-History, 1915-2015. Horoitz fled with his family to Alabama, near the French Quarter of New Orleans.
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In New Orleans, Devika Krishna Kumar, Jessica Resnik-Allot and Jonathan Allen in New York, Erwin Seba in Houston, Atlanta Rich Mackay, Linda So and Trever Hunnik in Washington, Liz Hampton in Denver, and Arpane Vargesse and Kanishka; Written by Jessica Resnick-Ault, Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman; Edited by Frances Carey, Bill Bercott and Lisa Shumari
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