Hurricane Ida news live At least 46 killed by historic storm as Biden heads to Louisiana to survey damage

Man rescued from car during New York flooding

President Joe Biden has warned that “the climate crisis is here” in the wake of deadly Hurricane Ida which wreaked a path of destruction across the US and left dozens of people dead this week.

At least 46 people were killed when remnants of the hurricane struck New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Connecticut on Wednesday with catastrophic flooding, powerful winds and tornadoes.

Four nursing home patients died in Independence, Louisiana, where Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday as a Category 4 storm. The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed that three of the deaths were storm-related.

Some 15 people died in New York City, the majority after being trapped in submerged basement apartments. These homes are relatively cheap in a city with sky-high rents and, at times, not up to building codes. The death toll served as another brutal reminder that the climate crisis will affect poor and disenfranchised communities disproportionately.

In New Jersey, at least 23 people died with many drowning in cars that were caught in fast-moving floodwaters. A state police officer with 26 years service, was swept by floodwaters in Connecticut. Four others have been reported dead in Pennsylvania.

“Hurricane Ida didn’t care if you were a Democrat or Republican, rural or urban. This destruction is everywhere. And it’s a matter of life and death, and we’re all in this together,” President Biden said.

The president will visit Louisiana on Friday to see the hurricane destruction first-hand and meet with Governor John Bel Edwards.

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Hurricane Ida has left nearly 900,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana without power, with many communities still underwater.

NBC’s Today show has more details below from the scene:

Conrad Duncan3 September 2021 13:541630672370ICYMI: Biden set to visit Louisiana to meet governor

US president Joe Biden is set to travel to Louisiana later today to view the destruction from Hurricane Ida and meet governor John Bel Edwards to discuss recovery efforts.

The White House said that Mr Biden would take an aerial tour of hard hit communities, such as Laffite, Grand Isle, Port Fourchon and Lafourche Parish, before meeting with local leaders in Galliano.

Mr Edwards said he would present the president with a long list of needs, including fuel shipments as most of the area's refining capacity was knocked offline and mile-long lines have formed at gas stations and emergency supply distribution centers.

Conrad Duncan3 September 2021 13:321630671170Hurricane Larry expected to become Category 4 storm

Hurricane Larry is expected to become a Category 4 storm as it builds in strength over the Atlantic Ocean and makes its way towards the Caribbean - however, it is unlikely to pose a direct threat to the US.

You can find more details below:

Hurricane Larry is expected to become a Category 4 storm

Hurricane Larry is expected to become a Category 4 storm as it builds in strength over the Atlantic Ocean and makes its way towards the Caribbean."Additional strengthening is forecast during the next few days, and Larry could become a major hurricane by tonight," the National Hurricane Center said of the storm’s progress.While Larry is unlikely to pose any direct threat to the US, it could see an increase in ocean currents on the eastern coast and a higher prevalence of dangerous rip tides.

Conrad Duncan3 September 2021 13:121630670330New Jersey ‘still not out of the woods’ with Hurricane Ida, state governor says

New Jersey is “still not out of the woods” yet following Hurricane Ida as at least six people are missing across the state and widespread damage needs to be dealt with, the state’s governor has said.

“My biggest concern right now is that folks have to appreciate the fact that, while the weather may be good and the flood waters may have receded, we’re still not out of the woods,” Phil Murphy told NBC’s Today.

“We still have a lot of damage that we’re dealing with, we still have flood waters that are significantly higher than normal… we’re still in this thing and folks need to take this seriously.”

You can find his comments in full below:

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The satellite images below, made available by Maxar Technologies, show the Memorial Parkway in New Brunswick, New Jersey, before and after flooding brought on by Hurricane Ida:

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Mayor Sean Spiller, from the township of Montclair, New Jersey, has warned that federal funding will be needed for the “bold action” required to address climate change:

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Video footage from US president Joe Biden’s remarks on the impact of Hurricane Ida can be found below:

Biden tells Hurricane Ida victims: ‘The nation is here to help’Conrad Duncan3 September 2021 12:001630665506New Jersey mayor says he has ‘never seen anything like’ Ida chaos

A New Jersey mayor has said that he has “never seen anything like” the chaos brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in his city.

“Hoboken last night suffered one of the most devastating storms we’ve ever seen,” Ravi Bhalla, the mayor of Hoboken, told CNN’s New Day.

“This is on par with Hurricane Irene [a 2011 hurricane]. We experienced 6.5 inches of rain in an eight-hour period.”

You can find his comments in full below:

Conrad Duncan3 September 2021 11:381630664092ICYMI: Video shows rescue workers saving cow from tree in wake of Hurricane Ida

The moment that a cow was rescued from a tree in Louisiana during cleanup efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida was captured on camera earlier this week.

Footage showed a rescue crew trying to free the animal after she became trapped in a tree in St Bernard’s Parish, east of the Mississippi River.

Our reporter, Clara Hill, has the full story below:

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Tales of heroism and disaster are emerging across the US northeast after the remnants of Hurricane Ida brought record-breaking rain that flooded roads and houses, and killed dozens of people.

You can find some of the stories below:

Ida: Narrow escapes, deadly delays and a husband's sacrifice

Tales of selflessness and heroism â€" and of deadly delays and heartbreaking missed opportunities â€" are emerging after the remnants of Hurricane Ida pummeled the Northeast with record-breaking rain that flooded roads and houses, killing dozens

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