Edwards: 5th hurricane in recent times more than people can bear

The Governor of Louisiana warned Saturday that another bout of severe weather could hit the state soon following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida.

As recovery efforts continued Saturday, state officials were monitoring a system of disturbed weather in Mexico's Bay of Campeche, which appeared set to move into the Central Gulf of Mexico closer to Louisiana.

John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana, said that while he did not want to be an "alarmist" the state was "in no condition to receive that much rainfall" were the new storm to pass through.

The governor also said that the combination of five hurricanes in one year and the coronavirus crisis had left many of his constituents overwhelmed.

"We've had a winter storm, a flood and all of this during the course of a pandemic," he said.

"And quite frankly, it's more than a lot of people can bear."

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