After Ida: Power outages, calls for aid ... and sighs of relief

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters power grid

NEW ORLEANS, United States (AP) - Rescuers yesterday set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by flood waters, while utility repair crews rushed in after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid in the sticky, late-summer heat.People living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the state's Gulf Coast retreated to their attics or rooftops and posted their address…

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida's floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.

Hurricane Ida landfall updates: Power outages in Louisiana

Follow the latest on the Hurricane Ida, following landfall in Louisiana.

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

NEW ORLEANS — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.Residents living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the state’s Gulf Coast retreated desperately to their attics or roofs and posted their …

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

By REBECCA SANTANA and JAY REEVESNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety Monday and utility repair crews rushed in, after the furious storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid in the stifling, late-summer heat.Residents living amid the maze of rivers and bayous along the state’s Gulf Coast retreated desperately to t…