3 hours agoHurricane wastes over a million Americans, huge damage
Periskopi(5 years ago)
(5 years ago)Over a million homes and businesses in New Orleans on Monday remained without power. Residents and authorities have begun to assess the huge damage caused by the wind storm at a speed of 150 miles per hour [240 km]. So far at least two victims have been reported, one driver and another person, who was hit [...]
Over a million homes and businesses in New Orleans on Monday remained without power. Residents and authorities have begun to assess the huge damage caused by the wind storm at a speed of 150 miles per hour [240 km].
So far at least two victims -- one driver and another person -- have been reported, which was hit by a tree that fell. Governor John Bel Edwards and President Joe Biden have said they expect the death to rise.
Emergency teams are conducting search-saving operations, searching for people trapped in ceilings or roofing flooded houses. Nearly 5,000 National Guard troops have engaged and this figure is expected to double.
Residents are facing major destructions of the fourth-class storm, which reached the ground surface Sunday in Port Fourchon, writes The Guardian.
The president of the United States, Joe Biden, who on Sunday signed a statement of disaster, promised government resources to support regional authorities' efforts in search-of-saving operations.
