Hurricane Ida Death Toll Will Go Up ‘Considerably’: Louisiana Governor

Traffic diverts around power poles that hang over a road after Hurricane Ida moved through Metairie, La., on Aug. 30, 2021. Steve Helber/AP Photo

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said that the damage caused by Hurricane Ida is “catastrophic,” and the death toll would go up “considerably.”

“The damage is really catastrophic,” Bel Edwards told NBC on Monday morning. “This storm packed a very powerful punch. It delivered the surge that was forecasted, the wind that was forecasted, and the rain.”