China News Agency, San Francisco, August 31. The US media reported on August 31 local time that Hurricane Ada had killed at least four people in the southern United States and cut off electricity for more than one million users.

  The Associated Press reported that Category 4 hurricane "Ada" landed in Louisiana in the southern United States on the 29th and was the fifth largest hurricane in history to hit the continental United States.

"The New York Times" reported that "Ada" arrived at the coast of the Mississippi Gulf early on the 30th and was downgraded to a tropical depression when it arrived in central Mississippi that afternoon.

  "Ada" has caused at least four deaths in Louisiana and Mississippi.

On the evening of the 31st, in the vicinity of Lusdale, Mississippi, floods destroyed the highway. Seven cars were plunged into a 6-meter-deep pit. Some vehicles were stacked on top of each other. Two people were killed in the accident and at least 10 people were injured.

In Mississippi, one driver drowned and another one was hit by a fallen tree and died.

  "Ada" also caused more than 1 million homes and businesses in Louisiana and Mississippi to lose power.

On the 29th, strong winds caused by "Ada" reached 240 kilometers per hour, causing serious damage to local power facilities.

More than 25,000 workers are working to restore power, but officials say this process may take weeks.

  New Orleans Mayor Cantrell said on the 31st that the power company is expected to be able to provide some power to the city on the evening of September 1, but this does not mean that the city can quickly restore power.

Cantrell also ordered a curfew on the same day, saying that the move was taken by the government to prevent crime after "Ada" destroyed the power system and plunged the city into darkness.

The local police said that someone had been arrested for theft.

  Some water treatment plants in some of the disaster-stricken areas were shut down due to flooding or power outages, causing local people to face a shortage of drinking water.

US federal officials say that in 17 local administrative regions, about 441,000 people have no water available.

  Prior to the landing of "Ada", US President Biden had approved Louisiana and Mississippi to enter a state of emergency.

National Broadcasting Corporation reported that West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced on the 31st that the state has entered a state of emergency due to the increased threat of flash floods and storms.

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