Tennessee Insurance

Lili rushed ashore Thursday morning, a package centralizing Louisiana and dissemination of heavy rain and wind on the Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee and parts of Texas.

But Lili, the first hurricane of the U.S. east coast in 2002, would have even worse. A few hours before landing, wind storm out of 145 km / h, but decreased to 100 km / h before the storm is coming on earth.

The Institute of provisional information derived from a survey of the insurer and an average of initial estimates, the computer models. Officials estimated loss of property will not be available for several weeks.

Standard homeowners and insurance companies cover wind damage, flooding, but not covered by the policy of the National Flood Insurance Program.

Tropical Storm Isidore, which came into the country near the same region of Louisiana, one week before Lili, costs about $ 100 million of insured damage, “said the Institute.

The institute also said that natural disasters have cost the insurance company $ 4 billion in 2002 to date, compared to $ 7.5 billion for the full year 2001.

LA has been declared a disaster area by President Bush. Rapid needs analysis teams - made up of the Confederation of emergency workers and countries - surveyed the damage on the first Friday of daylight, after Louisiana, Jim Ballow Office of Emergency Preparedness.

The storm struck the power of nearly 465000 homes, but workers had again late Thursday to about 58000 power housing, Ballow said. More than 6,200 people had lost his phone service.

The entire population of Vermilion Parish - home to 55000 people - did not have the power, Maxine Trahan, a spokesman for neighbouring’s Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The most severe damage in the reports coming from Iberia and Acadia parishes. Two people were injured in Acadia, as a roof collapsed, a spokesman for the municipality of emergency declared Operations Center, and two utility workers suffered minor injuries, like a brick wall fell on their car, a spokesman for the Sheriff’s Office said.

None of the injured was critical.

A policeman in Pointe Coupee Parish, north-west of Baton Rouge, suffered minor injuries when a tree fell on his car.

The city Acadia Parish Crowley, with its large historic homes and old live oaks, was particularly hard hit, “said Trahan. A car dealership in the city of all windows of the showroom were ausgeblasen, “she said.

The storm schnappte trees, tore roofs and shingles, knocked down signs and slaughter Utility son in New Iberia, a city of 34000 Iberia Parish.

Lili itself Whitecaps rare in the usually calm city bayou, Mayor Ruth Fontenot.

In Terrebonne Parish, on the Gulf coast, 25000 people are displaced because of high waters, “said Federal Emergency Management Agency director Joe Allbaugh, was the preparation, the head of the State.

Allbaugh estimated at 150000 people in different parishes of coastline have been expelled from their homes.

Two tornadoes down against evening drew to Lafayette Parish, said Lt. Ray Schexnider with the agency Emergency Operations Center. There were no reports on damage or injuries, he said.

The storm had torn the roof of a motel and caused some flooding, he said, but he added that the rising tide was not as high as feared.

Nearly 900000 people were evacuated by Lili mentioned as orders - many of the alert and monitoring the land more sought refuge, said Shenofsky.