In pics: Intensifying category 4 Hurricane Ida to hit Louisiana soon
Hurricane Ida rapidly grew in strength early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane just hours before hitting the Louisiana coast while emergency officials in the region grappled with opening shelters for displaced evacuees despite the risks of spreading the coronavirus.
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Forecasters warned residents along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast to rush preparations ahead of Hurricane Ida. The system was expected to make landfall Sunday afternoon, set to arrive on the exact date Hurricane Katrina ravaged Louisiana and Mississippi 16 years earlier.(REUTERS)
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A resident snuggles her son as her daughter places the finishing touches on a sign they painted after boarding up their property in preparation for Hurricane Ida in Morgan City, Louisiana, U.S. on August 28.(REUTERS)
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People stand in line to get through the TSA security checkpoint at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on August 28 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AFP)
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A man fishes at the old Broadwater Marina in Biloxi, Mississippi on August 28, ahead of Hurricane Ida.(AP)
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