Published 3 years ago

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

Summary by Ground News

More than 850,000 households are without power in New Orleans. Eight transmission lines that feed the city’s power grid failed, including a tower that collapsed. Officials are still assessing damage to the power grid, as well as the condition of local roads. NOLA Public Schools announced schools would remain closed through Tuesday.

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Times of India

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.

3 years ago·India

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The Independent

Two dead and a million without power in aftermath of hurricane Ida – follow live

Follow here for the latest updates after weather system makes landfall at Port Fourchon

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans, shatters the power grid

NEW 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.

3 years ago·United States

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Irish Independent

Hurricane Ida traps Louisianans and leaves power grid shattered

Rescuers in boats, helicopters and high-water trucks brought hundreds of people trapped by Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters to safety after the storm swamped the Louisiana coast and ravaged the electrical grid.

3 years ago·Ireland

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CBS News

Hurricane Ida causes major flooding, power outages

Hurricane Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast as one of the strongest storms ever to hit the U.S. mainland. It came ashore with wind gusts up to 172 mph. Omar Villafranca is in the heart of New Orleans, where at least one building has partially collapsed in the wind.

3 years ago

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