WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 30th August, 2021) Hurricane Ida, which struck the US state of Louisiana and knocked out power to all of New Orleans, has weakened to a Category 1, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) reported on Monday.
The hurricane's maximum speed is now estimated at 75 miles per hour, making it a category one storm.
Ida is moving northward over southeastern Louisiana and is still very dangerous, NHC warned.
The hurricane initially hit the Louisiana coast west of New Orleans as a Category 4 storm and blew roofs off buildings leaving over 1 million homes without power. The first death caused by the hurricane was reported in Louisiana in the late hours of Sunday.
