Photos: Hurricane Laura leaves path of destruction in Louisiana
The powerful storm killed six people but inflicted less damage than predicted
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People survey the damage left in the wake of Hurricane Laura in Holly Beach, La.
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Hurricane Laura damage in Cameron, La.
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An electric company employee surveys the damage done to the power lines next to a large tree that fell on a house following the passage of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles.
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Maximum Salazar walks out of her dining room through a wall ripped open when Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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A chemical fire burns at a facility during the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Water covers land after the passage of Hurricane Laura in Cameron, Louisiana.
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Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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A damaged home is seen after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Abdul Malik secures a friend's store that was damaged after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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A man looks at damage inside the Capitol One Bank Tower, with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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The facade of a building is seen damaged after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Shattered glass is seen inside a damaged building after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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People drive their car through a flooded street after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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A apartment building was damaged after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Utility employees work on downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Tracy Lafleur takes a break from salvaging items from a store she works in after it was damaged as Hurricane Laura passed through the area in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Members of the Dive and Rescue.org Water Rescue and Dive team cut a downed power pole so the can make there way to Cameron after Hurricane Laura in Sweet Lake, Louisiana.
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Hurricane Laura damage in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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The windows of the Capitol One Tower are blown out after Hurricane Laura made landfall as a Category 4 storm in southwest Louisiana.
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A church shows damage caused by Hurricane Laura, Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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