News Plunging into a sinkhole. Swimming inside homes to stay alive. Ida leaves a path of heartbreak, horror across 8 states. September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Christal Hayes, Carly Q. Romalino and Dominic Gwinn, USA TODAY Comments Off on Plunging into a sinkhole. Swimming inside homes to stay alive. Ida leaves a path of heartbreak, horror across 8 states. Ida has killed more than 54 people and its impacts have created dramatic nightmarish scenarios and devastating heartbreak across 8 different states.