More than 1,00,000 without power in the wake of Hurricane Ida

Many also lack running water - NBC's Jay Gray reports from New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, La. (NBC News) - Southeastern Louisiana faces growing problems in the wake of Hurricane Ida. More than a million still don't have electricity. Many of those same people don't have running water, and now it looks like essential services will be out for weeks.

In some areas the water is still too deep, and the damage too intense, for teams to get in. In others, rescue efforts continue, families ushered to safety.

"It was bad, the roof caved in in the kitchen and the living room," said Perry Burrell, whose home was damaged in the storm.

Vivid memories of Ida's attack still haunting victims, even two days after the storm.

"Toward the end I got scared because i saw my house I saw the rain….just ready to leave but couldn't go nowhere," said Jessica Hebert of Houma, Louisiana.

As teams begin to clear away what they can, pushing through the wreckage, some are worried about what they may find.

"We expect there will be more people found that have passed too many people ride these storms out and take their life in their hands," said Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, (R-Louisiana).

Many remain stunned by what's happened, and by what's left behind.

Meanwhile, help continues to pour in from across the country.

"We have several hundred pallets of MRE's, hundreds of pallets of water , hundreds of pallets of disaster boxes," said Brian Greene, the president of the Houston Food Bank.

Food, equipment, supplies, and manpower are all vital as Southeastern Louisiana begins what will be a long, difficult recovery.