
Hurricane Ida Pummels Louisiana 16 Years After Katrina
Clip: 8/30/2021 | 8m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
Ida struck exactly 16 years to the day that Hurricane Katrina pummeled New Orleans.
A massive search-and-rescue effort, along with cleanup and recovery, is underway after Hurricane Ida barreled into Louisiana and Mississippi. Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and has done “catastrophic” damage to electrical infrastructure. We learn about the ferocity of the storm and the recovery effort.
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Hurricane Ida Pummels Louisiana 16 Years After Katrina
Clip: 8/30/2021 | 8m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
A massive search-and-rescue effort, along with cleanup and recovery, is underway after Hurricane Ida barreled into Louisiana and Mississippi. Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane and has done “catastrophic” damage to electrical infrastructure. We learn about the ferocity of the storm and the recovery effort.
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