Images from the aftermath of Ida, one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to hit the US Gulf Coast.
1/6
Suffering remained widespread three days after Ida battered Louisiana and parts of Mississippi as the fifth-most-powerful hurricane to strike the US.
Photo Credit : Associated Press
advertisement
2/6
Roughly a million homes and businesses still had no electricity, and health officials said more than 600,000 people lacked running water.
Photo Credit : Associated Press
3/6
The death toll rose to at least six after a coroner confirmed a 65-year-old woman had drowned in her Louisiana home and police in Maryland said a 19-year-old man was found dead in an apartment complex flooded by heavy rain from Ida’s remnants.
Photo Credit : Associated Press
4/6
In neighboring Mississippi, 32,000 customers had no electricity.
Photo Credit : Associated Press
advertisement
5/6
As a clearer picture of Ida’s devastation emerged, the hurricane likely caused $50 billion to $60 billion in total damage, estimated Karen Clark, who has calculated catastrophic risk since 1987.
Photo Credit : Associated Press
6/6
Homeless couple Angelique Hebert, and husband Wilfred Hebert, ask for help on a sidewalk as they try to recover from the effects of Hurricane Ida.
