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Evacuations, fear as Hurricane Ida nears US Gulf Coast

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards said Ida would be one of the most powerful storms to hit the state since the 1850s.

Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category Four storm, the US National Hurricane Center said Sunday, staying on course to hit New Orleans with sustained winds of 130 miles per hour (209 kilometers per hour).

Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category Four storm, the US National Hurricane Centre said Sunday, staying on course to hit New Orleans with sustained winds of

New Orleans, United States - Hurricane Ida was upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it stayed on course to hit New Orleans with maximum sustained winds reaching 140 miles (225 kilometers) per hour, the US National Hurricane Center said Sunday. Ida was due to make landfall on Sunday, 16 years to the da

Storm expected to make US landfall Sunday afternoon, battering New Orleans on 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina; 'Extended power loss is almost certain,' says city official

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Hurricane Ida has rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm. Residents and officials are preparing for what Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has called the worst storm since the 1850s.