Hurricane devastates Louisiana, flooding storm-scarred New Orleans areas, leaving 400,000 without power.
The numbers are out. AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate for Francine’s total damage and economic losses stands at $9 billion. This figure includes a mix of flooding damage, power outages and even impacts to oil. AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jon Porter notes that because of Francine’s path through the Gulf of Mexico, many oil platforms had to cease …