Hurricane Ida: Drone footage shows damage in Louisiana

Daily Mail published this video item, entitled “Hurricane Ida: Drone footage shows damage in Louisiana” – below is their description.

Hurricane Ida damaged or destroyed more than 22,000 power poles more than hurricanes Katrina, Zeta and Delta combined, an impact Entergy President and CEO Phillip May, left, called ‘staggering,’ and that would take at least until the end of the month to fix. As of Saturday, 97% of damage assessment was complete and power was restored to about only 282,000 customers from the peak of 902,000 who lost power after Ida.

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