Hurricane Laura has weakened slightly after making landfall early Thursday morning in the southeastern state of Louisiana as a dangerous Category 4 storm. The National Hurricane Center says Laura is now carrying maximum sustained winds of 195 kilometers an hour, making it a Category 3 storm on the five-level scale that measures a hurricane’s potential strength and destructiveness.
Hurricane Laura Hits US Gulf Coast
- By VOA News
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Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state.
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Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state.
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Reginald Duhon prepares to work at his home on Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state.
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A store in low-lying Delcambre, La., is boarded up in advance of Hurricane Laura, Aug. 26, 2020.
