Louisiana [US], August 30 (ANI): Hurricane Ida made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on Sunday afternoon (local time), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI/Sputnik): US President Joe Biden has declared an emergency in the state of Mississippi ahead of Hurricane Ida's landfall, the White House has announced.
Washington [US], August 29 (ANI): United States deployed 500 FEMA emergency personnel in Texas and Louisiana to deal with Ida's projected landfall on the Gulf Coast as a dangerous major hurricane on Sunday (local time).