In Hurricane Ida's wake, search crews "trying to save lives" in Louisiana with over a million without power
CBSN
More than a million people are still without power in Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Ida hit the Gulf Coast over the weekend. And more than 750 people are helping with search and rescue efforts -- with the extent of the damage still being uncovered.
Ida shredded rooftops and scattered debris in the coastal community of Grand Isle. On Monday, Coast Guard aircraft circled the island, looking for survivors as first responders across Louisiana did the same – reaching those still trapped in Ida's aftermath. "We're still in a search and rescue mode," Governor John Bel Edwards said. "We're not recovering yet. We're still responding and trying to save lives."Ashley White received her earliest combat action badge from the United States Army soon after the first lieutenant arrived in Afghanistan. The silver military award, recognizing soldiers who've been personally engaged by an attacker during conflict, was considered an achievement in and of itself as well as an affirming rite of passage for the newly deployed. White had earned it for using her own body to shield a group of civilian women and children from gunfire that broke out in the midst of her third mission in Kandahar province. All of them survived. She never mentioned the badge to anyone in her battalion.