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Hurricane ida is becoming more apparent as the survey of damage continues this morning. entire communities under water. dangerous conditions are making rescue efforts much more difficult. this comes as temperatures soar across the south, well over 100 with some heat indexes. power lines are down. they could stay that way for days or weeks to come. nbc news correspondent miguel almaguer has more. >> reporter: the race to rescue is still unfolding in louisiana. the beaten and battered, stranded fo...

Water and dangerous conditions are making rescue efforts much more difficult. this comes amid soaring temperatures in louisiana and across the gulf coast. power lines remain down and could stay that way for days or weeks to come. we have a pair of reports from our teams on the ground. we begin with nbcs miguel almaguer. >> reporter: the race to rescue is still unfolding in louisiana, the beaten and battered, stranded for days, plucked from homes where the water is rising and hope was fading. >> ...