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On the last weekend of August 2021, Hurricane
Ida made landfall in the state of
Louisiana with 150 mph winds, torrential rains, and
devastating flooding. Hurricane Ida was a category 4
hurricane — to put that in perspective, infamous Katrina was a
category 3. The images and videos coming out of the
area are heartbreakingly bleak — entire neighborhoods flooded.
Receding waters show partially or entirely demolished homes.
The death toll being reported is sure
to rise as utility outages continue and aid remains
scarce.
As of Tuesday, August 31,
over one million people were without electricity while
summer temperatures remain dangerously high. With
scorching heat and limited emergency services, disabled people
will have trouble keeping medical devices working and
medicines stored safely. Disabled and non-disabled
people alike will be in danger of heat stroke and may not have
enough food or clean water. Clean water, working sewage systems, and other
basic utilities were said not to be guaranteed in these
areas. Meanwhile, those who were
thankfully able to evacuate the area before the hurricane are
now stranded, told not to return because it's not yet safe.
But unless they have unlimited funds and family or
friends elsewhere who can take them in, staying away is just
as difficult a proposition.
Victims and evacuees desperately
need help, and fast. Sign the petition to demand the U.S. government
allot more resources towards helping these evacuees and people
suffering in the aftermath of this natural
disaster!
Thank you,
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Lauren
The Care2 Petitions Team
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P.S. Millions
are without power, many are without basic necessities or
proper sewage services, and others are stranded far from home
with nowhere to go. Demand the U.S. government increase aid to
victims of Hurricane Ida! |
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