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Everyone who comes back only puts more pressure on government services. >> reporter: buildings and homes s destroyed. roadways blocked, trees and power lines down continuing to cause dangerous conditions throughout the state. >> we've just been through horrendous night with winds, rain, gusts, water coming up, rivers rising, power outages. it is incredible. >> reporter: the category 4 storm brought pounding winds and devastating flooding that topped roofs in some places. >> 185 mile-per-hour winds and i believe it. >> reporter: the storm so powerful it temporarily reversed the flow of the miss...

What is the situation right now in your community? >> we are seeing rain bands, in our area that is dropping tens of inches of rain throughout our parish. our coastal force of water coming from lake pontchartrain, is causing flooding in low-lying areas, from madison ville to slide all. we have trees that are down, we have power outages. over 90,000 customers, are without service in thousands of people without power. we are suffering from power outages, trees down, heavy rains, rivers rising, and we are about halfway through the storm. >> with the number one priority

Dangers remain. louisiana reeling tonight from hurricane ida's brutal impact. >> we've just been through a horrendous night with winds, rain, gusts, water coming up, rivers rising, power outages. it's incredible. >> reporter: the category 4 storm brought pounding winds and devastating flooding that topped roofs in some places. >> they say it was 185-mile-an-hour winds, and i believe it. >> reporter: the storm so powerful it temporarily reversed the flow of the mississippi river. >> i don't want to mislead anyone. robust search and rescue is happening right now. and i fully expect that that dea...

Why is the situation right now in your community? >> we're seeing rain bands, in our area, that's dropping tens of inches of rain, throughout our parish. our coastal force of water coming from lake pontchartrain, is causing flooding, in low-lying areas. from madison ville to slide all, we have trees that are down, we have power outages. over 90,000 customers, are without service, in over 3000 people with the washington state. without power. we are suffering from power outages, trees out, heavy rains, rivers rising, and we're about halfway through this storm. >> within the number one