Hope Force Blog

While many disaster relief organizations like Hope Force International deployed to Louisiana for Hurricane Ida, the U.S. Northeast was also hit hard with flash flooding brought on by 10 inches of rain in 3 hours. Current statistics state that over 1,000 homes have been impacted by Hurricane Ida from Philadelphia, PA to Elizabeth, NJ. 

LA PLAINE, BARADERES: 09-14-2021

La Plaine, Baraderes is a small village of approximately 500 - 600 dwellings. Less than two miles away, the town of Baraderes is considered to be the closest city to the epicenter of the August 14 earthquake — measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale. From the home base of HFI Haiti, this is a distance of about 112 miles, which means a five-hour drive.

Hurricane Ida made landfall at 11:55 AM CDT Sunday, August 30 as a high-end, Category-4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. The storm moved ashore near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, mangling everything in its path — and devastating Houma, Louisiana — including all the communities in the parish of Terrebonne.

Hurricane Ida made landfall on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane producing 150 mph winds. The storm brought a ferocious wave of damage through Houma, Louisiana, heading north between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Ida made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina -- bringing back difficult memories for homeowners.

Hope Force is still actively working in Waverly, Tennessee in the aftermath of the horrific flooding that took place on August 21st.  Hundreds of homes have been impacted -- many damaged beyond repair -- and many of which have had significant water inside and will need to be "mucked out."  

On the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall in the New Orleans area, Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana this morning as a Category 4 storm with winds of 150 miles per hour.  "We're in bad, dire shape" Chief Scooter Resweber told Paul Goodloe of The Weather Channel.  He said that Hurricane Ida is the worst storm Grand Isle has experienced, and that the wind gauge broke at 148 mph.