Hurricane Ida toll rises with more nursing home deaths in Louisiana

Hurricane Ida death toll in Louisiana rises to 12

Hurricane Ida's toll rose to 12 storm deaths in Louisiana on Saturday, still far outpaced by the dozens killed in flooded Northeast U.S. states where President Biden is heading next week to assess damage.

LDH orders closure of 7 south Louisiana nursing homes after deaths of evacuated residents

BATON ROUGE, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Louisiana State Health Officer Joseph Kanter ordered the immediate closure of seven nursing homes in south Louisiana Saturday following the deaths of seven residents evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish ahead of Hurricane Ida. Louisiana investigating deaths of Ida nursing home evacuees The Louisiana Department of Health says five of those deaths have been classified as storm-related. State health offic…

Louisiana officials confirm 7 deaths of nursing home residents who were evacuated to hurricane shelter

(CNN) — Louisiana health officials said Saturday they had confirmed seven deaths of nursing home residents evacuated to a temporary shelter in the town of Independence ahead of Hurricane Ida.Five of those deaths have been classified as storm-related, the state’s health department said in a news release.The temporary shelter, a warehouse in Independence, was overwhelmed after receiving hundreds of residents from seven nursing homes on August 27 a…

Hurricane Ida Death Toll in Louisiana Rises to 12 as Cleanup Continues

Hurricane Ida's toll rose to 12 storm deaths in Louisiana on Saturday, still far outpaced by the dozens killed in flooded Northeast U.S. states where President Joe Biden is heading next week to assess damage.New York and New Jersey were among the northern states that started the Labor Day holiday weekend digging through debris left by the deadly deluge that killed more than 44 people and caused public transportation in New York City to grind to …

800 nursing home residents were cramped in "a warehouse of death," post Ida

Louisiana shuts down nursing homes after 7 deaths in warehouse used as hurricane shelter

Louisiana state Health Officer Dr. Joseph Kanter ordered the immediate closure on Saturday of seven nursing homes that evacuated residents to warehouse in Independence ahead of Hurricane Ida."The lack of regard for these vulernable residents' wellbeing is an affront to human dignity. We have lost tr...