Tag: Hurricane Ida

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 30)

Rescue and recovery efforts are underway on the Gulf Coast following Hurricane Ida’s devastation, the last U.S. military plane left the Kabul airport earlier this afternoon, and evacuees from Afghanistan began landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania over the weekend.


US Declares a Public Health Emergency Post Hurricane Ida

WASHINGTON—U.S. health officials Monday declared public health emergencies for Louisiana and Mississippi, seeking to suspend government red tape that may get in the way of providing help to people affected by Hurricane Ida. The emergency declaration by Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra puts a pause on certain payment rules and other requirements that…


Hurricane Ida Death Toll Will Go Up ‘Considerably’: Louisiana Governor

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said that the damage caused by Hurricane Ida is “catastrophic,” and the death toll would go up “considerably.” “The damage is really catastrophic,” Bel Edwards told NBC on Monday morning. “This storm packed a very powerful punch. It delivered the surge that was forecasted, the wind that was forecasted, and the…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 30)

A rocket attack on the Kabul airport. The evacuation continues as President Joe Biden redoubles efforts to protect troops on the ground. The service members who died in the bombing at the Kabul airport are now identified. We hear outrage from a military mother over the way the evacuation was carried out, and touching insight…


Hurricane Ida Traps Louisianans, Leaves the Grid a Shambles

NEW ORLEANS—Rescue workers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and shattered a large swath of the state’s electrical grid in the sweltering, late-summer heat. One of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit…


New Orleans Entirely Without Power, 911 Service Due to Ida: Officials

All of New Orleans, Louisana, is now without power due to Hurricane Ida, according to the city’s emergency preparedness campaign. Entergy, the main utility for New Orleans, “confirmed that New Orleans has no power,” and the “only power in the city is coming from generators,” said the city’s NOLA Ready on Twitter. In a Monday morning…


Biden Declares Major Disaster as Hurricane Ida Lashes Louisiana

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster as Hurricane Ida continues to ravage parts of Louisiana with powerful winds, leaving more than one million customers across the region without power. Biden on Sunday night ordered federal assistance to bolster recovery efforts in more than two-dozen storm-stricken parishes, as power was knocked out in the…


First Death From Hurricane Ida; Power out Across New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings, and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The…


1st Death From Hurricane Ida, Power Out Across New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS—Hurricane Ida blasted ashore Sunday as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings, and reversing the flow of the Mississippi River as it rushed from the Louisiana coast into one of the nation’s most important industrial corridors. The…


Gas Prices to Rise as Hurricane Ida Shuts Down 95 Percent of Gulf’s Oil Production

Hurricane Ida shut down more than 95 percent of the Gulf of Mexico’s oil production, said regulators, suggesting the Category 4 storm will have a significant impact on energy supply and gas prices. The federal Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement confirmed the stop in oil production, with firms suspending 1.74 million barrels per day in…