‘Catastrophic Damage’: Entire City of New Orleans Loses Power; Water and Sewage System Crippled by Hurricane Ida
New Orleans is facing catastrophic damage from Hurricane Ida Sunday. The storm has been downgraded from a Category 4 to a 3, but the winds, rain and surge have left the entire city without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage” that has also crippled the water and sewage system.
Map shows areas of the City of New Orleans without power as of 7 p.m. CDT.
All of New Orleans without power after Hurricane Ida leaves ‘catastrophic transmission damage’ https://t.co/OcAcnXgYHZ via @nolanews #ida #HurricaneIda
— Lauren Peikoff (@laurenpeikoff) August 30, 2021
A slow-moving Hurricane Ida has left all of Orleans Parish customers without power due to “catastrophic transmission damage,” according to Entergy New Orleans.
