© Reuters. U.S. President Joe Biden arrives for a digital briefing with FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell on preparations for Hurricane Ida on the White Home in Washington, U.S., August 28, 2021. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday stated he has spoken to governors of states within the Gulf of Mexico area and has coordinated with electrical utilities in preparation for Hurricane Ida, the highly effective storm anticipated to make landfall late Sunday.
“We have prepositioned meals, water, mills and different provides within the space. Energy restoration and cellular communications help groups are additionally en route. We have additionally intently coordinated with the electrical utilities to revive energy as quickly as doable,” Biden stated at a briefing with the Federal Emergency Administration Company (FEMA).
Hurricane Ida intensified on Saturday and the attain of its winds expanded over heat Gulf of Mexico waters, prompting tens of 1000’s to jam Louisiana highways as they fled the seashore. Utilities had been bringing in additional crews and tools to take care of anticipated energy losses from the storm.
Biden stated FEMA deployed 500 emergency response personnel in Texas and Louisiana forward of the storm, along with 2,000 FEMA staff already supporting the COVID response within the area.
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