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Streets in New Orleans' French Quarter are covered with debris as powerful Hurricane Ida batters the southern US state of Louisiana, leaving at least one person dead and knocking out power. IMAGES
Hurricane Zeta is battering the Gulf Coast with life-threatening conditions and storm surge. According to CNN, the dangerous system has descended upon Louisiana and Mississippi. The Category 2 storm made landfall with dangerous winds reaching110 mph. The eye of the storm passed over New Orleans at roughly 7:30 p.m., EDT. According to a tweet by the New Orleans government, winds were beginning to pick back up after the eye's passing. The National Hurrican Center reports that Zeta is moving at 25 mph and will increase in speed as the night continues.
Louisiana, Oct 9 (EFE/EPA).- Hurricane Delta reached Louisiana late Friday as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155km/h (100mph), the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.The storm made landfall near the town of Creole around 6.00 pm (23.00 GMT), according to the Miami-based NHC, which cited a reading from a water-level gauge at Freshwater Canal Locks showing a storm surge of more than 2.44m (8ft) above ground level."Prepare for the worst. Pray for the best," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards urged state residents as Delta was approaching the coast. (Camera: DAN ANDERSON). SHOT LIST: RAIN FROM HURRICANE DELTA FALLS IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, US.
Hurricane Delta shortly after making landfall on the US Gulf Coast, roaring ashore as a Category 2 storm with winds of 100 miles per hour (155 kilometers per hour). As it hit Creole, Louisiana, Delta became the 10th named storm of the year to make US landfall, a record, meteorologists say.
Hurricane Delta churns toward the Louisiana coast, packing ferocious winds and the potential for a dangerous storm surge and flooding -- prompting the evacuation of people still rebuilding from a devastating storm less than two months ago. IMAGES
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