Ida Updates: Biden says hardest-hit states are resilient
Source: AP
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden has spoken with officials in states pounded by Hurricane Ida, detailing the federal effort to survey damage and ensure access to electricity, water and cell phone service.
The president said Monday that state officials should contact the White House if they need additional support even though the effort is being led by FEMA.
Well get you what you need if we can, Biden said. The people of Louisiana and Mississippi are resilient. But its in moments like these where we can certainly see the power of government to respond to the needs of the people, if governments prepared and if they respond.
Also Monday, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said it had activated its Hurricane Response Team as Hurricane Ida made its way through the Gulf.
Boat washed up on the shoreline of Bayou Portage in Pass Christian, Miss. from the effects of Hurricane Ida on Monday, Aug. 30, 2021. (Hunter Dawkins/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)/The Gazebo Gazette via AP)
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