6 dead and almost a million without electricity: aftermath of Hurricane Laura's landfall
One of the most powerful hurricanes in US history, Laura hit Louisiana and Texas. He left behind widespread destruction. In Louisiana, at least six people have died, including a 14-year-old girl and a 68-year-old man. Writes about it CBS News.
The hurricane, which eased to a tropical depression, destroyed homes and businesses and cut electricity to nearly a million people in Texas and Louisiana. Meanwhile, a state of emergency is in force in Arkansas, with strong winds and floods approaching the state.
Laura weakened to a tropical depression
After hitting Louisiana in a Category 4 storm, Laura went into a tropical depression, according to the National Hurricane Center.
The storm is currently located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas with a maximum wind resistance of about 35 mph (56 km per hour).
Blackouts in Louisiana leave hundreds of thousands of people in the dark and without water
According to Entergy, as of 16:00 pm on August 27, more than 540 customers of the company were left without electricity. The energy company said more than 000 crews were deployed to address the problem. In total, more than 16 consumers were left without electricity in Louisiana and Texas.
holy cow. no words. DeQuincy, Louisiana is a mess. #laura #abc13 pic.twitter.com/7aAyuL8azS
- Courtney Fischer (@ CourtneyABC13) August 27
The Louisiana Department of Health tweeted that more than 220 residents are experiencing disruptions to their water supply.
Six dead
At least six people died in Louisiana in the hurricane, state officials confirmed.
Men A 68-year-old man, a 14-year-old girl, a 51-year-old man and a 64-year-old man were killed when trees fell on their homes. The 24-year-old died of carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator installed in his home, and another man drowned after his boat capsized in a storm.
Sister first victim - 14 year old girl - told about this terrible situation.
Cynthia Miller, her two sisters and their parents waited out the hurricane in their parents' bedroom. There were no evacuation orders in the city where they lived, and the family thought it would be safe enough.
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“Cynthia was really smart. She wanted to go to Harvard and become a microbiologist, ”said Nelly, the sister of the deceased girl. - It was scary, dark. It's just awful ... We went to experience the storm in our parents' room, and everyone was sitting there, but a tree fell on the house. "
Can't even see the front of the house. #Laura pic.twitter.com/XMOBSWyVe6
- KRMG (Rebekah) (@KrmgOnline) August 28
“I tried to find Cynthia because she didn’t speak. I tried to bring her to her senses, but she did not open her eyes, "- told Nelly about the details.
The girl was pressed by a tree, and the rescuers could not quickly come to the rescue. The two-mile stretch of road to their home was covered in trees. The sheriff's office spent five hours walking, using chainsaws to lead the way.
Trump to visit hurricane-affected Louisiana and Texas
US President Donald Trump has said he will visit the Gulf Coast this weekend to inspect the damage from one of the worst hurricanes to hit the United States.
Trump said he will visit Texas and Louisiana on Saturday, August 29, or Sunday, August 30, to view the damage Laura has inflicted.
The eye of hurricane #Laura went right over Cameron, LA last night and left its mark. Many homes / businesses were flattened by wind & water. In fact, that lingering water is storm surge flooding, not rainfall flooding. Video Courtesy Brandon Clement with Live Storms Media. #lawx pic.twitter.com/GNiX8kWcQ6
- Ed Piotrowski (@EdPiotrowski) August 27
Acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolfe, told the president that the situation on the ground was "unstable and complex," but the FEMA is doing its best. The hurricane had a maximum wind speed of 150 mph (241 km per hour), making it one of the strongest ever recorded in the United States.
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Recklessness ICE
The Southern Poverty Law Center accused the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of "recklessness" when they evacuated inmates from the Allen County Correctional Center in Louisiana.
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- Alejandro de Jesús Viveros Fernandez ™ (@ Viveros93cs) August 28
“According to family members, ICE took no precautions to distance itself from people infected with COVID-19 as they ordered detainees to board buses, potentially exposing evacuees and those housed in the places of detention to which they were transferred , infection, ”the center said.
An ICE spokesman said the detainees "were transferred in accordance with all precautions."
As ForumDaily wrote earlier:
- Laura, the most powerful hurricane ever to hit the US this year, made landfall at 01:00 local time on August 27 in southwest Louisiana, east of the Texas border. At the National Hurricane Center (NHC) Laura was described as a Category XNUMX "extremely dangerous" hurricane.
- Thursday, August 27, after Hurricane Laura swept through Lake Charles, Louisiana, a large fire broke out at a chemical plant outside the city.
- For a video report on how Laura walked through Louisiana and Texas, see our material.
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