As previously predicted by experts, Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on Sunday in the form of a Category 4 hurricane. Millions of people live on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, and the damage caused by the storm includes power outages, floods, and lack of shelter and basic resources.
Lafitte-August 30 On August 30, 2021, houses and streets in Lafitte, Louisiana were flooded. The small town south of New Orleans was hit hard by the tidal waves propelled by Hurricane Ida. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
Now, CNN reports that due to rising temperatures, power outages are expected to continue for several weeks. There are more than 1 million people in Louisiana without electricity, more than 45,000 in Mississippi, and more than 5,000 in Alabama.
“Many of the life-supporting infrastructure elements are not running right now,” said Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards. “Please don’t go home until they tell you it’s time.”
Kiln, Mississippi-August 30: A couple uses a paddle boat to transport their dogs through a flooded community in Kiln, Mississippi on August 30, 2021. Tropical Storm Ida made landfall in Louisiana yesterday as a Category 4 hurricane and brought floods and wind damage along the Gulf of Mexico. (Photo by Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
The following is a brief introduction to some of the damage suffered by buildings and houses in cities along the Gulf of Mexico. Let us continue to inspire everyone affected by this hurricane in prayer and light!
Laplace, Los Angeles-On August 30, Chelsea Jenkins (left) rescued everything from the Be Love hair salon owned by Jenkins’ mother, which was hit by Hurricane Ida in Laplace, Louisiana on August 30, 2021 destroy. The East Wall of Idas passed directly over Laplace, causing serious damage to the area. (Photo by Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images)On August 30, 2021, after Hurricane Ida made landfall, the city of Pointe-Aux-Chene near Montgut, Louisiana, suffered damage. -The governor of Louisiana warned on Monday that the death toll from Hurricane Ida is expected to “rise substantially” and rescuers are sorting out the “catastrophic” damage caused by the hurricane as a Category 4 storm swept through the southern United States. (Photo by Mark Felix/AFP) (Photo by Mark Felix/AFP, Getty Images)
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