Over a million people are without power and at least one has died as Ida continues its destructive path across Louisiana on Aug. 30. It landed in the U.S. on Sunday as a category 4 hurricane and has now decreased to a tropical storm. Read more:
Hundreds of people in Louisiana are stranded and are in"imminent danger" from Hurricane Ida after floodwaters reached more than 10 feet in height, making it impossible for first responders to reach them.
The affected areas are St. John the Baptist and Jefferson Parishes, with Mayor Tim Kerner of the town of Jean Lafitte saying that a levee was overtopped by the floodwaters. The town lies just outside the Jefferson Parish levee protection system. The news comes following the first death from Hurricane Ida on Sunday. Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office reported on itsHurricane Ida: LaPlace Residents Beg For Help With Unforeseen Rising WatersKerner told Louisiana's WGNO-TV that the hurricane had brought"total devastation" and was"catastrophic."Chief Marcel Rodriguez said he believed at least 400 people had not been able to follow the mandatory evacuation order for physical or financial reasons.
"This is a very dangerous situation. I've never seen so much water in my life. We've lost our school and everything, but now with people's lives, it has turned into a total rescue mission," he said. "People's lives are I believe at stake now," Kerner went on."We are trying to get them out as soon as fast as we can and as soon as this weather [breaks] we are going to send an army to them."
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