Still, with an unlivable home, they’re forced to pay for yearly homeowners insurance that has shot up from 2,300 to now 4,700 in just one year. “Identifying and mitigating the CO source is critical in preventing other poisoning cases. (KPLC) - Paddy Pap and her husband have been living in a motor home for nearly 3 years now after Hurricane Laura and Delta damaged their home and their insurance company went bankrupt. “Appropriate and prompt diagnostic testing and treatment are crucial to reduce morbidity and prevent mortality from CO poisoning,” the CDC said in the health advisory. LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA- AUGUST 29: An aerial view from a drone shows railcars that derailed as Hurricane Laura passed through the area on Augin Lake Charles, Louisiana. Symptoms with no fever with symptoms, a history of exposure or multiple people with similar complaints are red flags for carbon monoxide exposure.īabies, pregnant women, the elderly and people with chronic conditions, such as anemia, respiratory illness or heart disease are most at risk for CO poisoning, the agency said. Two years ago Saturday, Louisiana was undergoing the wrath of a Category 4 hurricane that would leave a wide swath of destruction that affected communities still struggling to recover today. Ida, a strong Category 4 storm, packed a punch when coming. They can include headache, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, weakness, chest pain and altered mental status. The state is currently under siege from Hurricane Ida, which made landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina at 11:55 a.m.
48 hurricanes have been recorded in the Lake Charles, LA since 1930. The agency is advising doctors in the hurricane zone to pay attention to symptoms that could be related to CO poisoning. Edwards said, We’re confident that there will be hurricane-force winds felt in and around Lake Charles and in other areas of southwest Louisiana that are very damaged. Lake Charles, LA is in a very high risk hurricane zone. “If used or placed improperly, these sources can lead to CO (carbon monoxide) buildup inside buildings, garages, or campers and poison the people and animals inside," the CDC said. Like so much else in the city and surrounding region, Lake Charles’ cultural institutions took a beating in the four natural disasters that have hit southwest Louisiana over the last year. The category four storm - would make landfall August 27th - ripping Lake Charles apart.
The storm has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses and people could turn to “alternate power sources such as gasoline generators and may use propane or charcoal grills for cooking,” the CDC said. Two years ago Southwest Louisiana was bracing for Hurricane Laura. Hidden Weather Icon Symbols window._data=JSON.parse(",\"providerid\":\"71ba2040-d184-102c-a53e-001d092f59fc\",\"providername\":\"weather.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Alert Network advisory Thursday warning of the risks of carbon monoxide poisoning in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, which slammed into the Louisiana coast early Thursday as a powerful Category 4 storm. Eye of catastrophic Hurricane Ida makes second landfall near Galliano on Louisiana coast Category 1 Oct.
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