Hurricane Ida Leaves Over 1 Million Without Power, Could Be Weeks To Restore
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The “extremely large and powerful” hurricane caused “catastrophic damage” in the Gulf Coast and continues to pose a threat, said the White House.
Hurricane Ida has left over 1 million people without electricity and caused “catastrophic damage” so far in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the White House. The “extremely large and powerful” hurricane made landfall in the Gulf Coast on Sunday and left massive destruction and flooding in its wake, causing “catastrophic damage” to energy providers’ transmission systems, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a Monday briefing. It could take weeks to get power back in many areas, the White House said. This would leave people without refrigeration or air conditioning as temperatures are expected to stay in the high 80s this week.More Related News