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Ida weakens to a tropical depression as it moves through Mississippi

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See Ida’s projected path as it heads inland
Flooding in LaPlace, La., on Monday. (Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post)
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Updated August 30, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. EDT|Published August 30, 2021 at 12:54 p.m. EDT

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Biden administration officials will visit Louisiana and Mississippi Tuesday to meet with local leaders and assess the devastation caused by Ida.

More than 3,600 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees have been deployed to Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas to help with the rescue and cleanup efforts, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a news conference Monday.  
See Ida’s projected path as it heads inland

Here’s what to know

  • Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said the death toll from Ida could rise “considerably” as search-and-rescue efforts get underway. The Louisiana State Police also warned that “the full extent of damage” was not clear yet.
  • Officials in Louisiana implored residents to take precautions Monday. In a tweet, Edwards told residents to “remain where you are.” The National Weather Service in New Orleans urged people to “be EXTREMELY safe today as weather hazards remain in effect.”
  • New Orleans’s 911 services were experiencing “technical difficulties,” and residents were instead being urged to seek help in person from first responders.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) said the death toll from Ida could rise “considerably” as search-and-rescue efforts get underway. The Louisiana State Police also warned that “the full extent of damage” was not clear yet.
Officials in Louisiana implored residents to take precautions Monday. In a tweet, Edwards told residents to “remain where you are.” The National Weather Service in New Orleans urged people to “be EXTREMELY safe today as weather hazards remain in effect.”
New Orleans’s 911 services were experiencing “technical difficulties,” and residents were instead being urged to seek help in person from first responders.

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