Emergency officials warned 'there are no shelters, no electricity, very limited resources for food, gasoline and supplies, and absolutely no medical services.'
Four days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, utility disruptions caused by the storm have left some people still without access to running water, including over 600,000 people in Mississippi, the Associated Press reported.
Some evacuees considering returning home to the most heavily affected areas were warned to be mindful of the lack of resources and utilities.that"there are no shelters, no electricity, very limited resources for food, gasoline and supplies and absolutely no medical services."Four days after Hurricane Ida made landfall, utility disruptions in Louisiana and Mississippi have left some people still without access to running water or power.
The power was back on before dawn Thursday in the city's central business district, Uptown, Midtown, New Orleans East and the Carrollton area, the electricity company Entergy announced. Utility crews also restored power to Ochsner's main hospital campus in Jefferson Parish and several hospitals near Baton Rouge. City crews completely cleared some New Orleans streets of fallen trees and debris, and a few corner stores reopened.
"The house is solid. It didn't even move. But when the water came up, it destroyed everything," she said.
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