Flash flood watch for New Orleans as half a million residents still without power

New Orleans is facing a flash flood watch amid Hurricane Ida recovery efforts in the region.

A flash flood watch has been issued for New Orleans until late Monday night as Louisiana continues its path toward recovery following Hurricane Ida's disastrous touchdown. Some regions of southern Louisiana could see two to four inches of heavy rain, threatening neighborhoods still picking up the pieces from one of the strongest hurricanes on record to hit the state. Ida killed at least 11 people in Louisiana and initially left almost a million without power as it dumped more than 13 inches of rain in some communities. According to local utility company Entergy, Ida damaged or destroyed more than 14,000 poles, 2,223 transformers and 155 transmission structures. Now, half a million customers remain without electricity more than a week later, according to PowerOutage.us.