Young couple uses Facebook Live to plead for help as Hurricane Ida slams their home

Young couple uses Facebook Live to plead for help as Hurricane Ida slams their home

‘If anybody is watching this, we really need help’: Aaron Young, his wife, and two small children relied on social media, as the fierce storm damaged their home. HOUMA, La. — A young family is trying to figure out what to do, after losing everything in Hurricane Ida. Aaron Young, 19, and his wife Essence Washington went on Facebook Live, pleading for help, as strong winds and rain damaged their apartment in Houma, Louisiana during…

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VERIFY: Are hurricanes with female names deadlier than hurricanes with male names?

VERIFY: Are hurricanes with female names deadlier than hurricanes with male names?

This claim traces back to a 2014 study, where researchers said female hurricanes caused three times as many deaths. Our VERIFY team provides context WASHINGTON — After Ida made landfall in Lousiana as a Category 4 hurricane — on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina — an old social media rumor resurfaced that hurricanes with traditionally female names are deadlier than ones with traditionally male names. Our Verify researchers sought to find out where it started…

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About 1,500 Tulane students evacuate to Houston as repairs, cleanup from Hurricane Ida get underway

About 1,500 Tulane students evacuate to Houston as repairs, cleanup from Hurricane Ida get underway

The university evacuated to give the city time to repair and reinstate power and other critical services after Hurricane Ida crippled New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS — About 1,500 Tulane University students headed to Houston after the school closed its campus and canceled classes in the wake of Hurricane Ida. A caravan of about 35 busses made the trek Tuesday. Although most of the school has power, the school said it wanted its students to be…

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San Antonio organizations provide aide for Hurricane Ida victims

San Antonio organizations provide aide for Hurricane Ida victims

The San Antonio Food Bank sent out a truck with more than 40,000 pounds of supplies, and the San Antonio Humane Society is taking in almost 100 pets. SAN ANTONIO — Two days after Hurricane Ida moved into Louisiana, the destruction is still being uncovered, leaving hundreds of thousands of people with little to no water and electricity. The San Antonio Food Bank sent over a truck of residents’ most needed items Tuesday morning.  “When…

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Severe storms, with risk of tornadoes and flooding, moving through Carolinas

Severe storms, with risk of tornadoes and flooding, moving through Carolinas

Remnants of Ida closing in on the Carolina’s with heavy rain and severe weather risks. Watch for flash flooding and isolated tornadoes tonight into tomorrow. Author: Brad Panovich, Larry Sprinkle, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:07 PM EDT August 31, 2021 Updated: 4:57 PM EDT August 31, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The remnants of Ida are now moving inland over the Carolinas this afternoon. with steady rain in the mountains. Ida…

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Gas Prices Unlikely To Skyrocket As Oil Companies Assess Hurricane Ida Damage

Gas Prices Unlikely To Skyrocket As Oil Companies Assess Hurricane Ida Damage

LAPLACE, LOUISIANA – AUGUST 30: Customers learn that a station has ran out of gas after waiting in line for more than an hour as the community struggle to return to normal following Hurricane Ida on August 30, 2021 in Laplace, Louisiana. Ida made landfall August 29, as a category 4 storm southwest of New Orleans. Although oil companies are still assessing the damage at the oil rigs, platforms and refineries that were struck by…

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Here’s How The Houston Area Is Helping Louisianans In The Wake Of Hurricane Ida

Here’s How The Houston Area Is Helping Louisianans In The Wake Of Hurricane Ida

People are evacuated from floodwaters in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in LaPlace, La., Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. It’s a familiar story to anyone from Louisiana or Southeast Texas: A storm hits, a community in need reaches out to another, and help arrives. In 2017, that took the form of Houstonians escaping Harvey, which battered the city over five days. In 2005, it was New Orleans residents moving to Houston after the levees broke, causing…

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Man attacked by alligator in Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters

Man attacked by alligator in Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters

(Photo: Pixabay / MGN) SLIDELL, La. (ABC) — A man was attacked by a large alligator while walking through floodwaters from Hurricane Ida and is now missing, a Louisiana sheriff said. The 71-year-old man’s wife told sheriff’s deputies that she heard a commotion around noon on Monday, then walked outside to see the gator attacking her husband in the New Orleans suburb of Slidell, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. –…

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How to donate to people affected by Hurricane Ida

How to donate to people affected by Hurricane Ida

Help people affected by Hurricane Ida – Your donation enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster. You can make a difference in the lives of people impacted by Hurricane Ida. Your donation enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from this disaster and will provide people and communities affected by this devastating storm with food, shelter, relief supplies, recovery planning…

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LIST: Austin-area donation drives for those impacted by Hurricane Ida

LIST: Austin-area donation drives for those impacted by Hurricane Ida

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Austin organizations are leading efforts to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida this week. Hurricane Ida is officially the second worst hurricane to ever hit Louisiana. Millions caught in the storm’s path are now without power, including the entire city of New Orleans. Here’s a list of places holding donation drives and other events focused on Hurricane Ida’s recovery efforts as of Aug. 31. • Austin Disaster Relief Network at HOPE…

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Tornado, flood risks in the Carolinas tonight, tomorrow

Tornado, flood risks in the Carolinas tonight, tomorrow

Remnants of Ida closing in on the Carolina’s with heavy rain and severe weather risks. Watch for flash flooding and isolated tornadoes tonight into tomorrow. Author: Brad Panovich, Larry Sprinkle, Chris Mulcahy, Brittany Van Voorhees (WCNC), KJ Jacobs Published: 1:07 PM EDT August 31, 2021 Updated: 1:19 PM EDT August 31, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The remnants of Ida are now moving inland over the Carolinas this afternoon. with steady rain in the mountains. Ida…

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LIST: Austin-area donation drives for those impacted by Hurricane Idea

LIST: Austin-area donation drives for those impacted by Hurricane Idea

AUSTIN, Texas — Several Austin organizations are leading efforts to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida this week. Hurricane Ida is officially the second worst hurricane to ever hit Louisiana. Millions caught in the storm’s path are now without power, including the entire city of New Orleans. Here’s a list of places holding donation drives and other events focused on Hurricane Ida’s recovery efforts as of Aug. 31. • Austin Disaster Relief Network at HOPE…

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I-10 status: Portions of interstate still closed after Hurricane Ida's landfall in Louisiana

I-10 status: Portions of interstate still closed after Hurricane Ida's landfall in Louisiana

Drivers trying to get to or from Louisiana will need to know this helpful info and plan accordingly. HOUSTON — Shortly after Hurricane Ida’s landfall in Louisiana, I-10 there was open to emergency responders only. Now, it has partially reopened to the public. Note: the video in this story from WWLTV shows long gas lines in New Orleans the morning of Aug. 31. Be cautious: Officials are still encouraging people who evacuated ahead of Ida…

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Man attacked by alligator in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters

Man attacked by alligator in Hurricane Ida's floodwaters

A barge damages a bridge that divides Lafitte, La., and Jean Lafitte, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, in Lafitte, in La.David J. Phillip/AP SLIDELL, La. (AP) — A man was attacked by a large alligator while walking through floodwaters from Hurricane Ida and is now missing, a Louisiana sheriff said. The 71-year-old man’s wife told sheriff’s deputies that she heard a commotion around noon on Monday, then walked outside to…

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