New York City pOlis Officials who went to Louisiana to assist in the recovery after Hurricane Ida took a class full of laughter and taught them how to pronounce some place names in the state.
Hammond police in Louisiana released a video Facebook Thursday shows two New York Police Department Police officers misread names such as Tchoupitoulas, Natchitoches, Tangipahoa, Atchafalaya, and Grosse Tete.
“When a hurricane hits, we often have volunteers from all over the country. Today we met Juan and David of the New York City Police Department. Watch out for laughter!!” The police department wrote on Facebook.
Louisiana Governor John Bell Edwards responded to the video on Saturday morning.
“These diligent New York Police Department officials got the pass for misreading my hometown Amit. Thank you for serving the people of Louisiana,” Edwards wrote Twitter.
After Hurricane Ida, hundreds of first responders from the tri-state area of New York City Sent to Louisiana Assist the country in recovery.
On August 29, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) launched the Urban Search and Rescue-New York Task Force 1, sending 83 members to Louisiana, including “specially trained personnel” from the New York City Police and Fire Departments .
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The task force specializes in “urban search and rescue, disaster recovery, emergency triage and medical treatment.”
New York City Emergency Management Commissioner John Scrivani said in a statement: “New York City is pleased to answer calls from outside the five boroughs. This team faces a series of disasters and is now ready to help people threatened by Hurricane Ida.”
After the storm, many Louisiana residents are still struggling to deal with the power outage. According to data from the PowerOutage.US website, as of Saturday morning, nearly 700,000 customers in the state still had power outages, and the power outages were concentrated in the southeastern part of the state.
As the restoration work continues, Louisiana residents are also facing high temperatures and fuel shortages.
New Orleans resident Myra Castro (Myra Castro) told CNN Flay down She waited at the gas station for two hours before filling up the car.
“We are very hot. We have no lights. It has been almost five days,” Castro said. “My children are very hot. We are hungry,” she said.
“We need help now. Can you help us?”
President Joe Biden Visited the state on Friday and Urge insurance companies Pay for the property losses they owe customers, rather than “hidden behind rules and technical details.”
