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Added on the 10/10/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
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.
Charles Lake, Oct 10 (EFE/EPA).- Louisiana communities still trying to recover from the damage done in August by Hurricane Laura found themselves Saturday dealing with the effects of Delta, which made landfall in the same corner of the Bayou State.Delta came ashore Friday evening near the southwestern coastal town of Creole, a mere 24km (15mi) from where Laura struck. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY). SHOT LIST: DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND FLOODED STREETS IN LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA,US, A DAY AFTER HURRICANE DELTA MADE LANDFALL.
Cameron, Oct 10 (EFE/EPA).- Louisiana communities still trying to recover from the damage done in August by Hurricane Laura found themselves Saturday dealing with the effects of Delta, which made landfall in the same corner of the Bayou State.Delta came ashore Friday evening near the southwestern coastal town of Creole, a mere 24km (15mi) from where Laura struck. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY). AERIAL FOOTAGE SHOWS DAMAGED BUILDINGS AND FLOODED STREETS IN CAMERON, LOUISIANA,US, A DAY AFTER HURRICANE DELTA MADE LANDFALL.
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.
Streets are deserted following evacuations in Lake Charles, Louisiana, where Hurricane Delta caused yet more damage in a city where debris already littered the ground following the passage of Hurricane Laura on August 20. IMAGES
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
Hurricane Delta made landfall in the southwestern region of Louisiana as a Category 2 storm Friday. The center of the hurricane reached land about 6 p.m. near the town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph. The National Hurricane Center predicted the storm surge could reach up to 11 feet. Residents in the area steeled themselves as Delta delivered bands of rain, strong winds, and rising waters. Hurricane Laura barreled through the area in late August and killed at least 27 people in the state. “It’s devastating and it’s emotional for the citizenry,” Mayor Nic Hunter said as he