Power Outage In New Orleans As Hurricane Ida Strikes Louisiana

There is a power outage in the U.S city of New Orleans as Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana.

Gatekeepers News reports that the storm caused 150mph (240km/h) winds and one person has been reported dead after a tree descended on their home in Ascension Parish, in the Baton Rouge area.

President Joe Biden said Ida would be “life-threatening”, with extensive destruction likely beyond the coasts.

It was gathered that over a million houses in Louisiana are without power and Biden said it could take weeks to restore supplies.

The U.S President has declared a major disaster in the State, releasing extra funds for rescue and recovery efforts.

Ida garnered strength over the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico during the weekend.

According to BBC’s report, it made landfall on Sunday south of New Orleans as a category four hurricane, whuch means it would cause severe damage to buildings, trees and power lines. As it moves inland, Ida’s winds have dropped to 95mph (153km/h), meaning it is now a category one storm.

In some places the storm surge could be as high as 16ft (4.8m), potentially submerging parts of the low-lying coastline.