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31-08-2021, 09:44 AM
By MATTHEW DALY
13 minutes ago
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WHAT HAPPENED?
The hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees, devastated the city and was blamed for 1,800 deaths. The office of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Ida caused “catastrophic” damage to the power grid, forcing hospitals, businesses and private residents to rely on generators or go without refrigeration or air conditioning even as temperatures soar to close to 90 degrees (32 degrees celcius).
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WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET POWER BACK?
The power company that serves the region said it could be weeks before some hard-hit areas see power restored.
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More than 11,000 Entergy workers, supplemented by 25,000 workers from at least 32 states and the District of Columbia, were working to restore power.
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But the company faces a massive challenge. As of early Monday, 216 substations, 207 transmission lines and more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines were out of service, the company said.
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Much more at: https://apnews.com/article/business-envi...32110ad42d
13 minutes ago
.....
WHAT HAPPENED?
The hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the 2005 storm that breached New Orleans’ levees, devastated the city and was blamed for 1,800 deaths. The office of Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said Ida caused “catastrophic” damage to the power grid, forcing hospitals, businesses and private residents to rely on generators or go without refrigeration or air conditioning even as temperatures soar to close to 90 degrees (32 degrees celcius).
......
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET POWER BACK?
The power company that serves the region said it could be weeks before some hard-hit areas see power restored.
......
More than 11,000 Entergy workers, supplemented by 25,000 workers from at least 32 states and the District of Columbia, were working to restore power.
......
But the company faces a massive challenge. As of early Monday, 216 substations, 207 transmission lines and more than 2,000 miles of transmission lines were out of service, the company said.
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Much more at: https://apnews.com/article/business-envi...32110ad42d
