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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 for days, plucked from homes where the water is rising and hope was fading. >> we got rescued by a tru...

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 nbc's 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. >> we got rescued by a truck just now. >> reporter: pregnant and desperate, heather webe finally escap...

What are you stopping for? >> can really feel the panic. the child was going through and, of course, the parents for keeping it in. seeing how dark the skies get. about 900 homes were forced to evacuate because of the wildfire. look at these pictures. the fire tearing through this home as it burns to the ground. flames shooting through what used to be a roof and an elderly couple who lived nearby was killed trying to leave their home. at least one woman missing. >> police in texas scouring alligator infested waters this morning in a desperate search for a missing toddler. 2-year-old devon davi...