China News Service, September 9th, according to foreign media reports, on the 8th local time, a statement from the health department of Louisiana in the United States stated that the death toll caused by Hurricane "Ada" in the state increased to 26.
On August 31, local time, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, due to the fact that electricity has not yet been restored, the city's street scene lights are rare in the evening.
One of the strongest hurricanes in the history of the Gulf of Mexico, "Ada," landed in Louisiana. The utility company Entergy Louisiana stated that all eight transmission lines supplying power to the city of New Orleans failed, leaving the entire New Orleans metropolitan area without electricity. .
According to reports, the statement stated that after a comprehensive review of the incident after Hurricane Ada made landfall and multiple investigations, the New Orleans Coroner’s Office confirmed 11 other storm-related deaths.
Among them, 9 people died due to the "high temperature during the prolonged power outage"; the remaining two deaths were related to carbon monoxide poisoning.
The department said that deaths related to high temperature involved people between 64 and 79 years of age.
The total number of deaths caused by Hurricane Ada in the state has thus increased to 26.
Category 4 hurricane "Ada" struck Louisiana on August 29, with sustained wind speeds of 240 kilometers per hour and caused widespread power outages.
At present, the local area is still working hard to deal with the devastating blow caused by the hurricane.