Levy System News Today

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Lets bring in gordon dove, the president of a parish. i wonder from you, if you can give us an idea of how people are doing in your parish, what are the needs? >> well, people who have stayed here for the hurricane, you know, 155 miles per hour winds here in our parish in 1515 miles an hour, and then we had gusts up to registered 185. there was no flooding. the levy system we built and the pump stations and pumping system all worked fine, but we do have wind damage, and the people are cleaning u...

South. thats the challenge we having now. >> as youre speaking, i want you to know were looking at drone footage of the area. it appears youre kind of on an island because the road is submerged by water. what are the most urgent needs that you have right now in plaquemines parish? >> in that area youre seeing, its under mandatory evacuation. we still have residents that stayed. its tough trying to get people to leave because of covid and our goal now is to get those residents water, ice, mres th...

Thanks for— them, my thanks is an abundant thanks for what they do. now i want to provide _ thanks for what they do. now i want to provide an update on our efforts to provide an update on our efforts to help _ to provide an update on our efforts to help millions of americans down south _ to help millions of americans down south recover and rebuild from hurricane — south recover and rebuild from hurricane ida. we have been monitoring this hurricane closely and the — monitoring this hurrican...

We have been monitoring this hurricane closely and the devastation its caused. to date, six deaths. about a million homes are without power in louisiana and mississippi. while the catastrophic flooding wasnt as severe as it was during hurricane katrina 16 years ago, ida was so powerful it caused the mississippi river literally to change direction, the flow. change the flow temporarily. the good news is that as a result of the significant bullet million dollar federal investment in the levy syste...

Weve been monitoring this hurricane closely and the devastation its caused. to date, six deaths about a million hopes are without power in alabama and mississippi, while it is not as catastrophic as hurricane katrina 16 years ago, ida was so powerful that it caused the mississippi river literally to change direction of flow temporarily. the good news is that as a result of significant multibillion federal investment in the levy system around metro new orleans, it held. it was strong. it worked b...

Resource of the federal government to help them get power back on because we know how critical that is for gas, for ice, for all of those things in the area. and i think that thats the expertise that i bring. we were there. we know what the problem is. it doesnt mean that its an easy overnight answer. but it means were going to work like heck to get it solved. >> absolutely. and totally understand. its hard for those, as you know appreciate when they dont have anything to eat, dont have drinking...

Risks. for instance, with flooding knowing if you are in a high-risk area to flooding, and fortifying our defenses. one of the success stories out of hurricane ida was the improved levy system in new orleans after hurricane katrina, which held up during the intense winds and storm surge and prevented flooding within the city limits itself. >> when you look forward, when you pull the thread forward, it seems to me it has been clear to folks like yourself what is coming and it has been more of the...

Department was excellent and got about 12 to 14 days that worked all through the night of the hurricane. we had to stop at 185-mile-an-hour to get residents back to the firestation. weve been having a hell of a time. it was a miserable night. looking at severe damage everywhere you look. theres no way. theres no way. looks like bombs went off on this island. >> it looks so all of. i think its fair to say, mayor, grand isle has been devastated. the devastation is enormous. i know you have no elec...

Because if you look over my shoulder right now, this is the amount of water that is left over from almost 48 hours ago that is still sitting here and several feet deep in this particular spot in the street. it goes back there im told five or six feet deep still right now and yet, with all of the rescues, hundreds of them here that took place, everybody is okay to the extent of our knowledge which is incredible. >> we spoke with the gentleman who lives across the street and asked him how hes reac...