US: Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana

Category 4 Hurricane has wind speed of about 240km/h

Published: August 27, 2020 12:05 AFP and Karishma H. Nandkeolyar, Parenting Editor

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Laura made landfall in Louisiana Thursday as a category 4 hurricane, US weather officials said. "Extremely dangerous Category 4 Hurricane Laura makes landfall near Cameron Louisiana," the National Hurricane Center said in an update at 1:00 am local time (0600 GMT). "Catastrophic storm surge, extreme winds, and flash flooding occurring in portions of Louisiana," the update said, adding maximum sustained winds were 150 miles per hour (240 kilometers per hour). Image Credit: Various

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Water falls over Jimmy Villarreal as a wave hits the seawall while he was watching the surf stirred up by Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas. Image Credit: AP

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Jordan Razo steps back as a wave, stirred up by the approach of Hurricane Laura, crashes up and over the seawall Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 in Galveston, Texas. Image Credit: AP

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A man helps a business board up in Port Arthur, Texas, as Hurricane Laura approaches on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Image Credit: Washington Post

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Clouds gather over a street ahead of Hurricane Laura in Sabine, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 Image Credit: Bloomberg

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A car near Vermilion Bay drives through waters brought by Hurricane Laura approaching Abbeville, Louisiana, U.S. Image Credit: Reuters

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People walk along a jetty as waves roll in from approaching Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas. Image Credit: AFP

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Clouds gather over a street ahead of Hurricane Laura in Sabine, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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A seagull stands in flooding ahead of Hurricane Laura in Sabine, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Waves move towards the shore ahead of Hurricane Laura in Sabine, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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Vincent Turner, 6, holds his eight-month-old sister Faith while playing in the front yard of their home ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., August 26, 2020 Image Credit: Reuters

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Waves move towards the shore ahead of Hurricane Laura in Sabine, Texas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020. Image Credit: Bloomberg

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A fuel pump is wrapped closed with plastic ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Laura in Beaumont, Texas, U.S., August 26, 2020. Image Credit: Reuters

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