NEW ORLEANS—With power due back for almost all of New Orleans by next week, Mayor LaToya Cantrell strongly encouraged residents who evacuated because of Hurricane Ida to begin returning home. But outside the city, the prospects of recovery appeared bleaker, with no timeline on power restoration and homes and businesses in tatters. Six days after…
NY Governor Announces Federal Help Approved as Ida Leaves Trail of Damage
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday that federal funds were approved for the disaster Ida left in its wake, including many deaths and heavy property damage. “As a result of my phone call to President Biden yesterday and also my emergency declaration submission, we did get approval from the federal government and I’m very…
Ida Remnants Rip Tri-State Area, at Least 46 Dead, NYC Subways Suffer
Even though the National Weather Service issued a warning that the New York City area could see flash flooding on Thursday from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, the lack of preparedness in the city resulted in 46 deaths and heavy property damage. Most of the deaths were caused by people drowning inside their homes and cars….
Deep Dive (Sept. 3): NY Mayor: Ida ‘Not a Challenge We’ve Seen in the Past’
President Joe Biden was in Louisiana Friday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida, after almost a week of the deadly storm ravaging the eastern half of the United States. The East Coast is still reeling from the aftereffects, as the death toll from Ida rises. And the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is stepping in to…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 3)
President Joe Biden visits Louisiana to see first-hand the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, the Texas House and Senate send an anti-critical race theory bill to the governor, and a tech CEO calls for a second internet to aid free speech in the cyber world.
Satellite Images Show Before and After Ida Flooding in New Jersey
Satellite images released on Friday showed the scale of the devastation caused by flooding in the United States after the East Coast was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. The adverse weather caused surging rivers and tornado damage with record-breaking rain drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region…
Uneven Recovery for U.S. Offshore Energy Production After Ida
U.S. Gulf Coast energy companies on Friday advanced the recovery from Hurricane Ida on a few fronts, but slipped elsewhere as lack of crews, power and fuel reversed earlier production gains. Ports were reopening and some pipelines restarted as companies completed post-storm evaluations. However, larger hurdles remained for producers and refiners that struggled to get…
Deep Dive (Sept. 2): Rising Death Toll After Ida Pummels East Coast
Tragedy occurred on the East Coast after the remnants of Hurricane Ida passed through New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The death toll is rising, with at least 24 dead. There were scenes of excessive flooding as two governors issued emergency declarations, with even a tornado appearing in New Jersey. Coasts further up brace for Ida…
Death Toll Tops 40 After Ida’s Remnants Blindside Northeast
NEW YORK—A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage, and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region that had been warned about potentially deadly flash flooding…
At Least 45 Dead After Ida’s Remnants Blindside Northeast
NEW YORK—A stunned U.S. East Coast faced a rising death toll, surging rivers, tornado damage, and continuing calls for rescue Thursday after the remnants of Hurricane Ida walloped the region with record-breaking rain, drowning more than 40 people in their homes and cars. In a region that had been warned about potentially deadly flash flooding…
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