re: Storm Update:- Ida Moves Away - The Cleanup Begins...

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National Weather Service
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T.D. Ida is expected to produce heavy rain and severe, widespread flash flooding across the Mid-Atlantic into southern New England. Several tornadoes and scattered damaging winds are also possible across parts of the Mid-Atlantic as Ida moves through the region later today.

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Ida rains have reached me here in WV.

Dumb question but how do y’all plan to get up that mud and sediment left from the storm?

Is it shovels and pressure washers? I mean some areas look like they have a foot of washout sitting across roads and driveways, how does that get fixed?

man that's heartbreaking... I'm surpsied not more of the raised camps fell. Tough SOB's

we close baw

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How are we not at 1,000 pages yet?

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Dumb question but how do y’all plan to get up that mud and sediment left from the storm?

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For those in Terrebone Parish:

TERREBONNE PARISH UPDATE 8/31/21 10:30am WWLTV
Please share for folks who are from Terrebonne Parish.
Evacuees: DO NOT, DO NOT, DO NOT come back to Terrebonne Parish if you evacuated. There is no electricity. The water situation is improving but you can’t count on it. Nothing is open. Debris is everywhere. A curfew is still in effect.
Emergency leaders say a lot of people are already coming back to Houma and it’s creating dangerous situations. Traffic lights are out, leading to traffic problems, especially for emergency responders. More people in town means resources are being tied up. There's not enough manpower here to respond to all the needs.
An officer was involved in a bad car accident while responded to a call of looting. That officer was dug out of his patrol unit and taken to a hospital in New Orleans.
Emergency shelters in the parish were damaged which means the people housed there will have to be relocated, most likely taken to Monroe which is where evacuees were taken before the storm hit.
When residents are allowed back it will be done on a tiered basis, with businesses allowed back first. Checkpoints will be set up. Right now, those checkpoints are not in place because resources are limited and the official reentry plan has not been activated. That’s how folks are getting back in.
Hospitals: There is NO medical care because there are no operating hospitals in Terrebonne Parish right now. All patients have been or are in the process of being evacuated to other areas. Hospitals were heavily damaged and there’s no way they can operate. In Lafourche Parish, there are about 95 people in the emergency room. The hospital is trying to get a medical truck to the hospital to help with patient care.
Houma Power: If you’re a customer of the City of Houma Power Utility, the roof of the utility was blown off so there’s no way for the utility to get up and running. They’re working with Entergy to get a feeder line into the building to try and restore power.
Electric: When power does start to get restored there is concern that electric surges to homes and/or businesses could create fires. That’s because of generators that may be on, damage to electrical wiring in homes, etc. With no water pressure in the parish, there will be no way to put the fires out.
Communications: Communication and cell services are basically nonexistent in Terrebonne Parish. This is creating big problems for emergency leaders because they can’t talk to each other. Mobile data towers are being brought in to help, but as of now, they’re not in place. This is going to take time.
Food and Materials: Food, tarps, ice and other supplies are on the way. It will all be staged at the Houma Civic Center and then filtered out to predetermined locations across the parish so folks can go get supplies. Right now, there’s no timetable on when this will be active, but the parish is working on it now. Parish leaders tell me there are folks on the streets out looking for food, so the Food Shelter is going to start driving around handing out food where the see a need.
From driving around personally, reporting on the conditions, damage is everywhere. Some places are devastated. Many business and homes are destroyed. The good news… most places have just cosmetic damage.

Damn. Is the police station or wherever the folks who stayed in the video somewhere?

Page 1000?

ETA: First post on page 1000!