A man has been killed in the US as one state is lashed by a ferocious hurricane, with residents bracing for more carnage to come.
Louisiana authorities have reported the first death from Hurricane Ida after a 60 year-old man was fatally injured when he was struck by a fallen tree.
The fatality was reported in Ascension Parish, which is northwest of New Orleans, at about 8.30pm local time at a home off Highway 621 in Prairieville, authorities said.
The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded and confirmed the death.
“Tragically, we have our first death of Hurricane Ida in Louisiana,” Gov John Bel Edwards said in a statement.
“Please shelter in place and stay safe. We will begin damage assessments and search and rescue missions as soon as it is safe in the morning.”
Earlier on Sunday, Ida barged ashore in the state as a dangerous Category 4 storm packing winds of up 241kmph.
The storm crawled inland and dropped to a Category 2 storm, thrashing New Orleans…