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I want you to hear how she describes it. >> right now my concern is we have lost contact with grand isle, the island right on the gulf of mexico that ive been very, very concerned about. we lost contact with them. weve not been able to reach them so i dont know what theyre going through. then closer up here still outside the hurricane protection system, crown point, lafitte, the water is rising. people are in their homes and we are getting reports of people with water up to their chests asking t...

These cases? when you get a call like that with these senior citizens or the person who has, you know, water up to their chest, what can you do? >> well, people just -- you know, i got a text from a friend of mine, and she said a tree fell on her neighbors house. she wants the neighbors to come to her house, but she said she cant walk outside right now. its just the winds are so heavy, so high right now, we just cant get out. we were able to get one of the fire chiefs over to the assisted living...

Isle, so that is the island right on the gulf of mexico that ive been very, very concerned about. we lost contact with them. weve not been able to reach them. i dont know what theyre going through. and then closer up here, still outside the hurricane protection system, an area called lafitte in lower lafitte, crown point. the water is rising. people are in their homes and were getting reports of people with water up to their chest, asking to be rescued. >> and cnn is covering the story of course...

Carmodelle, he got out yesterday and hes nearby. he was probably one of the last people to leave and he is trying to get back in but as you can see from the pictures the roadways are filled with water. in the lafitte area water started riding yesterday afternoon. i toke with mayor tim carter. he was concerned the water was rising in the lower lafitte area, barataria area. we have extensive search and rescue operations with our jefferson parish sheriffs office, firefighters and louisiana national...

Throughout the state of louisiana a huge issue now as crews will start to fan out in the coming hours to try to not only assess damage but see when and where they can restore power to some of these areas, including the whole city of new orleans. brian todd, cnn, new orleans. and just south of new orleans, the situation in jefferson parish is rapidly deteriorating. parish take a listen to this. >> right now my concern is weve lost contact with grand isle, so that is the island right on the gulf...

Living center to see what it is like. it is not a dire situation but they do have water in the building on the first floor. the real situation i think is very dire. the water that is rising in the areas of lower lafitte. >> many louisiana residents left their homes and got out of idas way but one who stayed joins us next.

>> right. i mean, so what are you doing in these cases when you get a call like that with these senior citizens or the person who has water up to their chest. what can you do? >> people just, you know, i got a text from a friend of mine and she said a tree fell on her neighbors house. she wants the neighbors to come to her house but said she cant walk outside right now. the winds are so heavy and high. we cant get out. we were able to get a fire chief over to the assisted living center to see wh...

To her house but she said she cant walk outside right now. so the winds are so heavy, so high right now. we just cant get out. we were able to get one of the fire chiefs over to the assisted living center to see what it is like. its not a dire situation. but they do have water in the building on the first floor. there is some type of collapse, having water intrusion. so the real situation i think is very dire. the water that is rising in the areas of lower lafitte. >> now, fears grow for the man...

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