Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the US state of Louisiana as Hurricane Ida closes in from the Gulf of Mexico. Ida is now a category four hurricane, one below the highest level, with up to ...
Louisiana residents may be in the dark for weeks as officials take stock of the damage from Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall on Sunday with 150mph (240km/h) winds, the fifth strongest to ever hit ...
It was the storm long feared in a city situated on the vulnerable Gulf Coast, with many areas built below sea level. Making landfall on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans with ...