Hurricane Ida: Louisiana hit with 150mph winds as storm strengthens to Category 4
Telegraph, 30 Aug 2021
Hurricane Ida barrelled into the Louisiana coastline on Sunday as one of the most powerful hurricanes to ever strike the US, with winds hitting 150mph.
A parish in Louisiana has reported a death related to the hurricane. The parish said the person died in an incident involving a fallen tree.
The Category 4 storm hit Port Fourchon, Louisiana at 11.55am local time (17:55 BST) on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which claimed more than 1,800 lives and caused $100 billion worth of damage.
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