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Hurricane Laura: Flood Waters Fill Louisiana Streets with Debris
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0:40Now PlayingHurricane Laura raked Louisiana early Thursday, becoming one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the state, with a storm surge, flash floods and devastating winds that could inflict more than $15 billion in insured losses. The storm had fallen to Category 1 by 9 a.m. local time, with top winds of 85 mph.
It came ashore at 1 a.m. local time near Cameron, Louisiana, with maximum winds of 150 miles (241 kilometers) per hour, matching a record set in 1856. Local officials said flooding was less than expected, while wind inflicted most of the damage. It killed at least one: a 14-year-old Louisiana girl who died when a tree fell on her home, according to Governor John Bel Edwards.
Laura extends an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season that still has three months to go. It will be the seventh system to hit the U.S., a record for this time of year, and the first major hurricane to hit the Gulf Coast since Michael in 2018.
The storm has prompted mandatory evacuations in coastal areas, and is targeting the heart of America’s energy industry, shutting more than 80% of Gulf oil production and a third of the region’s refining capacity. It scored a direct hit on plants that produce chemicals and liquefied natural gas. Laura had more power than Hurricane Harvey had when it made landfall in Texas in 2017.
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