US: Hurricane Laura makes landfall in Louisiana

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).

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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