Fourth category hurricane & # 39; Ida & # 39; hit the coast of the US state of Louisiana near the town of Port Fourchon, reports the National Hurricane Control Center (NHC).
According to meteorologists, the wind speed within the Hurricane reaches 67 m/s, there is a possibility of catastrophic damage. & # 39; & # 39; At the same time, “ Ida & # 39; & # 39; can move to the fifth category, when the wind speed in the hurricane exceeds 70m/s. & nbsp;
Due to bad weather, 117,000 local residents are currently experiencing power outages. & nbsp;
It should be noted that Hurricane Ida reached Louisiana exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina, which caused massive destruction and the death of more than 1,800 people.
Hurricane Nora has already hit the Mexican state of Jalisco.
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