Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
FLEEING TO SAFETY Vehicles head slowly east on the Interstate-10 twin spans leaving New Orleans while only a trickle of cars heads west back into the city before landfall of Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. AP PHOTO
NEW ORLEANS, United States: A strengthening Hurricane Ida, bearing high winds and the likelihood of flooding rain as it heads for the Louisiana coast, could damage the energy-heavy Gulf Coast economy and potentially have economic consequences well beyond the region.
The Gulf is not only a major base for oil and natural gas companies but also a vital hub for the nation's chemical and shipping industries.