Iberia Parish hit hard by Barry: 30,000 without power, numerous roads closed
Tropical Storm Barry, which landed onshore Saturday as a Category 1 hurricane, battered and soaked Iberia Parish overnight and into Sunday morning.
Iberia Parish Medical Center lost power overnight, forcing the evacuation of 53 patients, according to New Iberia Mayor Freddie DeCourt.
More than 30,000 homes in Iberia Parish were without power Sunday morning, and many roads were impassable because of downed trees, power lines and debris.
A bus carrying nine people including the driver veered into a flooded ditch near the National Oilwell Varco facility on U.S. 90. Emergency response teams from Iberia Parish Fire District 1 and Acadian Ambulance Services pulled the people from the submerged bus, but there were no serious injuries, according to Fire Chief Guy Bonin.
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