Louisiana Lieutenant Governor William Nungesser warned that after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ida, more people may die in the state due to high temperatures and insufficient electricity.
According to Reuters, as of September 4, Louisiana has confirmed that 12 people have died as a result of Hurricane Ida. Nungesser said that due to the high summer temperatures, lack of community services, limited power restoration and crowded shelters, more people may die, all of which is happening as the delta variants of COVID-19 continue to proliferate in the state. Reporter Victoria Brownvault Si reported on Monday.
Ida attacked the state on August 29, destroying houses, businesses, hospitals and schools throughout the state, and causing flooding. In addition, the energy company Entergy Louisiana stated on its website that the storm also damaged 24,308 telephone poles, destroyed 29,084 wires, and destroyed 212 power transmission structures.
These power structures will have to be rebuilt.As of September 5, more than 598,000 residents across the state Keep power off. Some of them may not be able to recover their energy for a month or more.
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“Electricity is actually the difference between life and death,” Republican Representative of Louisiana Garrett Graves told Weekly newspaper“This is not just about hospitals and nursing homes.”
Before power is restored, residents will have to deal with humid summer days close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. At least one state resident has died of heatstroke. Four other people died of carbon monoxide poisoning while driving cars and air-conditioning generators. CNN Report.
To keep their cars and generators running, residents also seek fuel. But many gas stations are either inoperable or out of fuel. Fueled gas stations usually have cars waiting in line for several hours to refuel.Last week, a suspect who was suspected of jumping in line Killed a person who confronted him.
In addition to fuel shortages, many local grocery stores are still closed, and many households lack clean tap water. According to Reuters, some government officials urged people fleeing the hurricane not to go home for the time being.
“Our community has no cell phone coverage, no internet access, no water,” Graves added. “This is a cumulative impact on these communities-not just because there is no electricity.”
According to Karen Clark & Company, a company engaged in catastrophe risk modeling, insurance companies may have to pay up to $18 billion in compensation.
According to a report by National Public Radio, one year after Hurricane Katrina hit, hundreds of people on the southern coast of the United States continued to sue insurance companies because the valid claims claimed by the survivors were improperly rejected. Lawyers accused insurance companies of using valuation and evaluation to enable them to pay as little as possible for the policyholder’s claims.
Weekly newspaper Contacted Nungesser’s office for comments.
