All New Orleans without electricity – VG

• It is reported that the entirety of New Orleans and the surrounding area, which has a population of more than 380,000, is without electricity ABC. Electricity now comes exclusively from generators, according to the city’s emergency department NOLA Ready.
• Governor John Bel Edward calls on President Biden to declare a national emergency after Hurricane Ida hit the land.
• The US National Hurricane Center is warning of catastrophic storms and high winds in parts of southeastern Louisiana.
• More than 600,000 Louisiana electricity consumers have been affected as of 02.25, according to electric company Entergy.
• The hurricane’s strength decreased after it hit the ground, and according to the Associated Press, the rating has now been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane as it approaches New Orleans. The maximum wind strength is still more than 200 km / h.

A Category 4 hurricane hit Port Fourchon in Louisiana around 19.00 Norwegian time, but Sunday night is only the beginning of the dangers the hurricane brings with it.

The governor believes that a national emergency will make Louisiana better equipped to take care of life and health.

I hope the White House moves quickly so we can get more help for our people.

From Louisiana, now comes exciting reports of how the tornado caused damage. The Mayor of La Forge Parish, which has a population of nearly 100,000, reports that emergency calls cannot be made to the 911 emergency number:

The hurricane is moving inland toward the state, toward the state capital Baton Rouge.

– Stay where you are, don’t go out now, it’s too late for that. The weather is deteriorating rapidly and I want you to stay where you are, the mayor of Baton Rouge, Sharon Broome, said in a video message late Sunday night.

Local channel WDSU received a video of the wind tearing the ceiling of a hospital:

Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards says, according to Reuters, that Hurricane Ida may be the worst hurricane to hit the state directly since the 1850s. On Sunday, it was exactly 16 years since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and killed 1,800 people.

Here you can see photos from Sunday night:

Hurricane and storm warnings have been issued from Louisiana to the border with Florida.

Class 4 means winds of 210-245 kilometers per hour, Duty Meteorologist Martin Granrod at the Meteorological Institute refers to VG.

– It looks like they’ll have high storms. The sea level is expected to rise by three to four meters in some places, heavy rain is expected, and a hurricane warning has been issued and they have warned of very strong winds. The meteorologist said early Sunday night that it is often wind and water that makes the situation so dangerous.

On the main roads north of the coast, there is heavy traffic, including large trucks pulling fishing boats, cars with caravans and recreational boats.

There are long queues at gas stations and at car rental offices, and oil rigs have been evacuated off the coast.

Extraordinarily strong

The movie “Ida” doesn’t seem to have reached the same spot as “Katrina” in 2005.

– It may appear that the hurricane is now hitting a little more west of New Orleans than Hurricane Katrina, and that way it could be better for that particular city. But there is a large area that will be affected. Large parts of the Louisiana coast and inland will get a lot of wind and strong winds. Many of them have already been evacuated due to the power outage, says Granerød of the Meteorological Institute.

The meteorologist says Ida is now on its way to hurricanes, but it’s not that strong.

– We are in hurricane season now which lasts from June to October, so get used to hurricanes here. Granrod explains that this is one of their strongest in many years.

No time to evacuate

Ida arrives suddenly, and Latoya Cantell, the mayor of New Orleans, says there is no time for a full evacuation.

I asked those who had the opportunity to evacuate, while others should fortify themselves at home and prepare for long-term power outages where strong winds will likely be around ten hours.

Ida is expected to enter directly into New Orleans and then along a dense industrial hub toward inland Baton Rouge.

Aksen is a very important center for the petrochemical industry in the United States, with oil refineries, natural gas plants, and chemical products plants. There are also two nuclear power plants in the area.