HURRICANE IDA LATEST: Residents who did not evacuate storm-affected regions of Louisiana are being instructed to shelter in place, as conditions are now too perilous for first responders to save them.
Louisiana officials urge residents to stay inside: 'There’s nobody coming right now'
Residents who did not evacuate storm-affected regions of Louisiana are being instructed to shelter in place, as conditions are now too perilous for first responders to save them. "There’s nobody coming right now," said New Orleans Director of Homeland Security Collin Arnold Amayor during a press conference Sunday afternoon."You need to stay inside."
People have even been instructed to avoid going to hospitals, which are hunkering down amid the life-threatening winds and heavy rain. "Please do not try to access a health care or hospital facility right now," said Jennifer Avegno, director of the New Orleans Health Department. "Our hospitals are hunkering down. They are caring for the patients who are within their walls…We will be there for you when the storm passes."
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