: Hurricane Ida: 11 more die in Louisiana, mostly senior citizens #IndiaNEWS Health officials from Louisiana in the United States on Wednesday reported 11 additional deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane

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Hurricane Ida: 11 more die in Louisiana, mostly senior citizens #IndiaNEWS
Health officials from Louisiana in the United States on Wednesday reported 11 additional deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, taking the toll to 26 in the state, according to AP.So far, 82 people have died in the US because of the storm, CBS News reported.All 11 deaths were reported from New Orleans, most of whom were citizens aged 60 and above, AP reported. The health department said nine citizens died of “excessive heat during an extended power outage�, while two died due to carbon monoxide poisoning.New Orleans has been without electricity for the last 10 days after the storm hit on August 29. With its wind speeds of 230 km per hour, Hurricane Ida is the fifth-strongest storm that the United States has endured. It arrived in Louisiana and Mississippi with an intensity that reversed the flow of the Mississippi river and damaged many houses.The electricity was cut off subsequently. Louisiana’s power company had said that 90% of the power would be restored by Wednesday. However, about 3.42 lakh homes and businesses remained without power supply on Wednesday, according to AP.There has also been a severe water shortage as 44,000 residents had not received any till Wednesday, AP reported. More than 5.7 lakh people had started boiling water.Meanwhile, 3,200 people remained at shelters...Read more

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