“We know that individuals are out there waiting to be rescued because their homes are not habitable. Many places, we have floodwaters that are encroaching upon those homes,” the governor told Louisianans.
“Please understand we’re going to be in a life-saving mode, doing search and rescue as the first order of priority, and then we will transition to all these other things,” he added.
Thousands of people have been sent out to do the search and rescue work. And they are equipped with 195 high-water vehicles, 73 rescue boats across south Louisiana, and 34 helicopters from the Louisiana National Guard are supporting search and rescue missions.
5,000 Louisiana National Guard members have been activated to assist. And Sunday night about 2,000 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) employees were deployed to the state.
The governor also called on citizens to check on their neighbors. And make sure elderly family members are okay. And to help to rescue more people.
Widespread power outages
“The second priority is making sure that our hospitals are able to continue to function because we have electricity issues all throughout southeast Louisiana,” the governor said.
