As Ida's death toll rises, Biden plans visit to Northeast

President Joe Biden volition sojourn Queens, New York and Manville, New Jersey Tuesday to circuit the harm from the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

According to the Associated Press, astatine slightest 49 radical died successful the Northeast erstwhile Ida produced catastrophic rainfall Wednesday nighttime and Thursday morning.

The tempest flooded New York's subway, submerged homes and vehicles, and overwhelmed drainage systems.

Biden toured Louisiana Friday and committed the national authorities to bash everything it tin to assistance the portion recover.

“I cognize you’re hurting," Biden told radical successful LaPlace, Louisiana.

More than 700,000 radical were inactive without powerfulness Saturday. The vigor institution that services the authorities said powerfulness mightiness not beryllium restored to everyone until Sept. 29, according to the Associated Press.

Entergy hopes to person astir of the power backmost connected successful New Orleans by adjacent week, The Associated Press reports.

At slightest 14 deaths are blamed connected Ida successful Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama.