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Hour there? >> the situation is still a lot like it was when we woke up this morning. we have our operations crews and 911 personnel deployed, cutting and pushing debris from the roadways to try and clear our area, our infrastructure, so our residents can return home. >> we've heard from one of our reporters in laplace, reports of people going up to their attic to escape the water. are you getting those reports that there are people who had to go to their attics, go to the roof to avoid the flood waters? >> no, sir, not in st. james parish. we have not had that. to our good fortune, the storm ...

Laplace, louisiana. people are trying to get in contact with their loved ones after reports that some people are trapped in their attics because of how high the water is in laplace, louisiana. one woman tweeting out saying, "we lost contact with my aunt in laplace, louisiana. the last thing she told my dad was the water is getting high fast. she's alone with two small dogs." and again, 911 cannot be dispatched to these areas, michael because it is just unsafe. the conditions are not ideal for those to respond. but governor john bel says as soon as the conditions are okay they will be out to th...

This is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown. the headlines: the bbc is told ten people from one family — including six children — were killed by a us drone attack in the afghan capital, kabul. the us is investigating and says the target was an islamic state suicide bomber. ...whyhe why he killed ourfamily, our children. seven children! hurricane ida has now weakened to a tropical storm, after president biden declared a major disaster in louisiana, where powerful winds and rain wiped out all power in new orleans. some people are trapped in their homes, even in their attics, as the waters conti...

As high as people's chests, in some cases. to any victims potentially listening to this, if they can, given the power situation. what advice can you offer to help them through now? >> caller: as hard as it is, just try to remain calm. if you can get on top of something, stay out of the water. do that. we'll come. help is on its way as soon as daylight comes. we'll be there as soon as possible along with all the law enforcement. >> yeah. this is a dangerous storm. you've got flying debris. you can't have people out there in boats trying to get to attics and people's homes just quite yet. and th...

Compile the list of addresses and things like that we get and requests and team up with local authorities and kind of compare notes and work with those dies to best assist them and make us an asset. just work with law enforcement and things like that and go from there. >> the nightmare story that we have been hearing, just awful, people caught in attics or part of their home where the water level is rising that is a devastating situation. then will have to wait hours and powers before someone helps them. what happens when you confront a situation like that? >> it is pretty tough getting calls ...