Although it weakened into a tropical storm overnight after making a landfall Sunday, bringing in heavy rain and shrieking winds, it left behind a great devastation.
Ida ravaged the region’s power grid, leaving the entire city of New Orleans and hundreds of thousands of other Louisiana residents in the dark with no clear timeline on when the power would return.
As the hurricane brought in heavy rainfall, many parts outside New Orleans also suffered major flooding with videos shared by netizens showing cars drifting away.
All of New Orleans lost power right around sunset Sunday as the hurricane blew ashore on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, leading to an uneasy night of pouring rain and howling wind.