New Orleans residents say resiliency defines their city as they recover from Ida

The fearfulness of Hurricane Ida was excessively reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina for galore residents successful Louisiana.

Marius Williams was 15-years-old erstwhile helium evacuated during the tempest successful 2005.

“On the radio, we heard radical calling for help. When we heard that, we got existent nervous,” Williams said of listening to the vigor during Hurricane Ida.

With 150 mph winds upon landfall, Ida was 1 of the strongest storms ever to marque landfall successful the state. It arrived connected Sunday, connected the 16th day of Hurricane Katrina, which killed much than 1,800 radical erstwhile it made landfall successful 2005.

Even though Williams suffered harm to his location successful the storm, helium has ne'er considered moving. Williams says it is resiliency that defines the city.

“It’s conscionable who we are; we bounce back. All we’re going to bash is prime up and enactment erstwhile Mardi Gras comes around,” Williams said.

Williams’ sentiment is 1 plentifulness of radical consciousness astir here. When asked wherefore they stay, knowing different tempest could enactment them successful its bull's-eye during their lifetimes, they accidental this is their home, and leaving isn’t thing galore of them consider.

The tempest caused important harm to the section powerfulness grid, leaving the immense bulk of New Orleans without energy since Sunday evening.