Crews were working to rescue people trapped by former Hurricane Ida’s floodwaters as utility repair workers moved to try and restore power to over 1 million customers in Louisiana Monday, per AP.
The big picture: NASA Earth said preliminary data suggests the deadly storm was the fifth-strongest storm "ever to make landfall in the continental U.S." when it hit Louisiana as a Category 4 hurricane Sunday, leaving New Orleans with no electricity except power from generators.
- The storm weakened to a strong tropical depression on Monday, but it was bringing heavy rains, flash flooding, storm surge and extreme winds as it moved north-northeast across Mississippi, per Axios' Andrew Freedman.
What else is happening: The Louisiana Department of Health reported a second death from the storm on Monday, a man who drowned while trying to get his vehicle through floodwater in New Orleans.
- More than 1 million customers in Louisiana were still without power overnight, per Poweroutage.us.
In photos: Ida pummels Gulf Coast
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FPXpy3YwDJS9Adn41WmHm7NEXPbA%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F31%2F1630381179066.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=663&h=cc84a24878208b347eab56ba9548d03a08341ade9f19de0745862779a7ad1d5d&size=980x&c=1265469445 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FPXpy3YwDJS9Adn41WmHm7NEXPbA%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F31%252F1630381179066.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D663%26h%3Dcc84a24878208b347eab56ba9548d03a08341ade9f19de0745862779a7ad1d5d%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1265469445%22%7D" expand=1] Vehicles are damaged after the front of a building collapsed during Hurricane Ida on Aug. 29 in New Orleans. Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FwgE5EuQcChwr7uI5hGL6_QOjYec%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F29%2F1630258265399.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=419&h=4c27944599fc8c657ec4ee32f7c4fa31cd6ee5f7be7c4a7974beb168b6028302&size=980x&c=1792876247 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FwgE5EuQcChwr7uI5hGL6_QOjYec%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F29%252F1630258265399.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D419%26h%3D4c27944599fc8c657ec4ee32f7c4fa31cd6ee5f7be7c4a7974beb168b6028302%26size%3D980x%26c%3D1792876247%22%7D" expand=1] Heavy rain falls as storm surge begins to encroach on Louisiana Route 1 ahead of Ida in Golden Meadow, Louisiana, on Aug. 29. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FvtM5z-s_jBzSV5RBPht__4Oty4o%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F30%2F1630305013311.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=715&h=5aa8376024f069827bce9ab84a855c2779eb555ab6f3946711eb31316ee0c4f1&size=980x&c=703809850 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FvtM5z-s_jBzSV5RBPht__4Oty4o%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F30%252F1630305013311.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D715%26h%3D5aa8376024f069827bce9ab84a855c2779eb555ab6f3946711eb31316ee0c4f1%26size%3D980x%26c%3D703809850%22%7D" expand=1] The storm topples trees in downtown New Orleans on Aug. 29. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FdwqSAaEYIEJzGobVOt4oLr6qrzI%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F29%2F1630277352857.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=287&h=95071a97f73003170ed189ab3793f7735035bb0a9747a264dd14a9521969ce9c&size=980x&c=4075596704 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FdwqSAaEYIEJzGobVOt4oLr6qrzI%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F29%252F1630277352857.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D287%26h%3D95071a97f73003170ed189ab3793f7735035bb0a9747a264dd14a9521969ce9c%26size%3D980x%26c%3D4075596704%22%7D" expand=1] A section of a building's roof is seen after being blown off during rain and winds in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Aug. 29. Photo: Patrick Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
[rebelmouse-proxy-image https://media.rbl.ms/image?u=%2FS3uCzWHX8LxZ6G-7GO5NAkAOsWs%3D%2F2021%2F08%2F29%2F1630273926481.jpg&ho=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.axios.com&s=121&h=1ba55ed8680f50736a56256ebd83bd7a97fac8cec786e5ee3abf8b7d645cb52f&size=980x&c=214886228 crop_info="%7B%22image%22%3A%20%22https%3A//media.rbl.ms/image%3Fu%3D%252FS3uCzWHX8LxZ6G-7GO5NAkAOsWs%253D%252F2021%252F08%252F29%252F1630273926481.jpg%26ho%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fimages.axios.com%26s%3D121%26h%3D1ba55ed8680f50736a56256ebd83bd7a97fac8cec786e5ee3abf8b7d645cb52f%26size%3D980x%26c%3D214886228%22%7D" expand=1] Motorists drive down Canal Street in New Orleans as Hurricane Ida brings heavy rain on Aug. 29. Photo: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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