LAKE CHARLES (AFP) - Hurricane Laura made landfall in the southern US state of Louisiana on Thursday (Aug 27) and the monster category 4 storm prompted warnings of 'unsurvivable' ocean surges and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
LAKE CHARLES - Hurricane Laura made landfall in the southern US state of Louisiana on Thursday and the monster category 4 storm prompted warnings of"unsurvivable" ocean surges and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents.
Earlier, the NHC warned that Laura could pummel the Louisiana and Texas coasts with an"unsurvivable storm surge" of up to 6m, and that tornadoes could form at the southern edges of the weather system.Between 13cm to 26cm of rain was expected in parts of the Gulf Coast between Wednesday and Friday. The National Guard said it had mobilised more than 1,000 members in Texas to help with hurricane response, including 20 aircraft and more than 15 shelter teams.
In the Texas town of La Porte, near Houston, residents were stocking up on essentials and a voluntary evacuation was in place.
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