BREAKING: Ida downgraded to a tropical storm, 16 hours after striking in Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane, forecasters say. apne.ws/wubvNkc
As a hurricane, Ida knocked out power to all of New Orleans and inundated coastal Louisiana communities on a deadly path through the Gulf Coast. Forecasters said Ida would bring damaging winds, possible flash floods and life-threatening storm surge. apne.ws/jSByCmN
Ida’s torrential rains have moved mostly into Mississippi as more than a million people in Louisiana and Mississippi are left without power. Officials have promised to start the massive rescue effort as the weather breaks and the sun rises. apne.ws/PljmtLU
Rescue workers have dispersed in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped in floodwaters after Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and shattered a large portion of the state’s electrical grid. apne.ws/m0d0HMr
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