A long road to recovery is ahead for Gulf Coast residents impacted by Hurricane Ida, and now some families are scrambling to stock up on food and gas as supplies in the region dwindle.
In the New Orleans neighborhood of Algiers, Yolanda Teague told CNN's Brian Todd on Tuesday her family is running out of food and drink supplies.Teague, along with her boyfriend, eight children and two of her children's friends, are living in a couple rooms of their four-bedroom house after the roof collapsed into the living room. One of her children has a heart condition that makes overheating extremely dangerous for him.
Hide Caption 37 of 59 Photos: Hurricane Ida devastates Gulf CoastA vehicle is abandoned in a flooded ditch next to the highway Sunday in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi.Hide Caption 38 of 59 Photos: Hurricane Ida devastates Gulf CoastA man carrying his belongings walks past a sign outside the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Sunday.Hide Caption 39 of 59 Photos: Hurricane Ida devastates Gulf CoastA wall of rain moves over downtown New Orleans on Sunday.
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