The entire city of New Orleans remains without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, and at least one person has died.
, opening up a pipeline of federal aid to the state as it recovers from the storm.
But the short-term aftermath of Ida already looks bleak in New Orleans, where the entire city remains without power after a “catastrophic” failure of the electricity grid. It’s unclear when power might be restored, butit could be days or even weeks before crews are able to repair the transmission towers.
At least one person died in Louisiana when a tree fell on his home about 30 miles south of Baton Rouge, authorities said.Damaged vehicles in front of a building that collapsed during Hurricane Ida on Sunday in New Orleans.A man takes pictures of high waves along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Ida nears New Orleans on Sunday.A man passes by part of a roof that blew off a building in the French Quarter in New Orleans on Sunday.
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