'We just gonna ride it out,' residents of U.S. Gulf Coast prepare for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida
Record ID:
1634041
'We just gonna ride it out,' residents of U.S. Gulf Coast prepare for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida
- Title: 'We just gonna ride it out,' residents of U.S. Gulf Coast prepare for 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida
- Date: 28th August 2021
- Summary: HOUMA, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 28, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GETTING GAS DISPLAY OF GAS PRICE AS PERSON FILLS UP TANK (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, DAMIAN PAYEE, SAYING: "Oh, right now, I'm just getting some gas. I got my family back at home. We got the generator installed, and we're just getting the gas, as much gas as we can. And, you know, we're just going to wait it out and see what happens, you know? Hopefully it ain't too bad. You know, we just... we just gonna ride it out, you know? Pray to God, you know, we stay safe. That's all we can do, you know?" VARIOUS OF VEHICLES LINING UP AT GAS STATION VARIOUS OF PEOPLE FILLING UP TANKS WITH GAS (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, SHAMIKA MENARE WOODS, SAYING: "We decided to take off, yeah, because just like Hurricane Katrina, we're not trying to be here for a disaster, so we are taking no chances. We're leaving. Yeah." VARIOUS OF RICHARD EAGLE BOARDING UP BUILDING (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, RICHARD EAGLE, SAYING: "Ah, boarding up. We boarded up two buildings across. I've been two days now boarding up a lot of buildings, a lot of buildings, getting ready, crossing our fingers." VARIOUS OF BUILDING BOARDED UP BY EAGLE (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, RICKY WHIPPLE, SAYING: "Well, I buttoned everything down. I have a camp down the bar, put everything inside. I have a building, put everything inside the building, locked everything down, moved everything that could blow away, filled up all the vehicles, put everything in the freezer, have everything ready to go in case we are without power a few days because it looks like it's coming right at us. I'm gonna have everything ready to go." PERSON WITH PORTABLE GAS TANK (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, MARK NAQUIN, SAYING: "I'm not afraid of it. It's just it's... it's going to come. This is just natural, you know, but it's just one of the things you've got to live with when you live down here that it's gonna come no matter what, so we'll do the best we can." PERSON FILLING UP PORTABLE GAS TANK (SOUNDBITE) (English) HOUMA RESIDENT, PAULA BEYER, SAYING: "I'm a very strong believer in God, so I don't think it's going to be as strong as what the news is saying. So between God and St. Michael and tomorrow when it hits, that's the anniversary of my mother's death, so between her and those two, we're all set." ZOOM FROM 'WELCOME TO HOUMA' SIGN TO WIDE VIEW OF ROAD AND VEHICLE PASSING BY VARIOUS OF BOARDED UP STORE VARIOUS OF LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD VEHICLES LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD WATER TANK LOUISIANA NATIONAL GUARD SIGN VARIOUS OF GENERATORS ON TRUCK VARIOUS OF HOUMA STORE FRONTS UNDER DARK SKIES DULAC, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 28, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF HOUMA NAVIGATION CANAL 'BUBBA DOVE' FLOODGATE IN SOUTHERN TERREBONNE PARISH VINTON, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 28, 2021) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RESIDENTS EVACUATING BUMPER TO BUMPER, HEADING WEST TOWARD TEXAS
- Embargoed: 12th September 2021 00:23
- Keywords: Category 4 Houma Navigation Canal “Bubba Dove†Floodgate Hurricane Ida Terrebonne Parish boradning up stores buildings evacuation gas levee protection system storm
- Location: HOUMA, DULAC, VINTON, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES
- City: HOUMA, DULAC, VINTON, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Disaster/Accidents,United States,Wind/Hurricane/Typhoons/Tornadoes,Editors' Choice
- Reuters ID: LVA001ES74B47
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Hurricane Ida on Saturday (August 28) intensified over warm Gulf of Mexico waters, prompting tens of thousands to flee coastal areas, while President Joe Biden pledged aid to help states quickly recover once the storm has passed.
Forecasters said Ida could make a U.S. landfall on Sunday (August 29) as an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale, generating winds of 140 miles per hour (225 kph), heavy downpours and a tidal surge that could plunge much of the Louisiana shoreline under several feet of water.
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