As Ida Weakens, More Than 1 Million Gulf Coast Homes And Businesses Are Without Power
Officials expect the death toll to rise as rescue efforts get underway in Louisiana. Ida continued to move north, bringing rain and heavy winds.
Updated August 30, 2021 at 9:49 PM ET
A massive relief effort is underway across the Gulf Coast following the worst of Ida's tear through the region, as the storm has knocked out power to more than 1 million homes and businesses and left at least two people dead.
Since making landfall Sunday, Ida has thrashed parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida with high winds, heavy rain and the threat of tornadoes.
By Monday evening, the storm had been downgraded to a tropical depression as it moved across Mississippi
