Hurricane Ida, stronger than Katrina, knocks out New Orleans power
A ‘catastrophic’ storm surge has left New Orleans without power and facing mass flooding and destruction.
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A ‘catastrophic’ storm surge has left New Orleans without power and facing mass flooding and destruction.
Hurricane Ida barreled into the Louisiana coast on Sunday, packing winds more powerful than Hurricane Katrina and a devastating storm surge that threatens to inundate New Orleans with mass flooding, power outages and destruction. The Category 4 storm roared ashore at 11:55 a.m. local time near Port
Ida, so sprawling that its tropical-force winds extend 140 miles, will be a bruising test for the region’s levees and infrastructure rebuilt after Katrina
Historic hurricane Ida approaches Louisiana and landfall Sunday (NOAA).
Hurricane Ida could overwhelm levees strengthened to protect New Orleans as it barrels down on Louisiana on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.