Chinanews, August 31, comprehensive report, on the 29th, Category 4 hurricane "Ada" landed in Louisiana, USA on the 16th anniversary of the "Katrina" typhoon. US President Biden subsequently announced that the state was in a "major disaster". "state.

On the 30th, "Ada" weakened into a tropical storm, engulfing heavy rain and strong winds and continued to advance to the interior of Mississippi.

　　When "Ada" landed on the 29th, the wind reached 240 kilometers per hour, which was stronger than the "Katrina" 16 years ago.

Wherever the storm went, squally winds and heavy rains, buildings were lifted off roofs, trees were uprooted, and more than 95% of oil production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were also forced to close.

　　"Ada" has already caused at least one death.

Heavy rains and turbulent flooding submerged the intricate rivers and bays of southern New Orleans, threatening hundreds of houses.

Many residents in coastal areas of Louisiana were trapped by floodwaters. On social media, people posted their addresses and asked search and rescue teams to come to their houses.

　　At the same time, power grids in large areas of the state were paralyzed, and the entire New Orleans area lost power.

According to data from PowerOutage, more than 1 million users in Louisiana and Mississippi were out of power.

　　Entergy, a New Orleans-based power company, said that the only electricity in New Orleans comes from generators, and the city’s emergency office said on the social networking site “Twitter” that the cause was “catastrophic transmission damage.”

　　The city relies on Nteji to provide backup power for its rainwater pumps.

After Hurricane Katrina, the levee in New Orleans has undergone major improvements, but "Ada" has posed the biggest test since Katrina.

　　According to reports, there has been no major flooding inside the flood control system protecting New Orleans, but due to unstable communications and no electricity supply, the extent of the city's loss is still unclear.

　　After raging for 16 hours, "Ada" was downgraded to a tropical storm. The maximum sustained wind speed on the morning of the 30th local time was about 60 miles per hour (about 97 kilometers).

　　However, the National Hurricane Research Center (NHC) warned that "Ada" is moving inland and will still pose a threat to Luzhou, southern Mississippi, and coastal areas of Alabama in the next few days, and may cause heavy rains and floods.