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New Orleans, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of residents of New Orleans and the Louisiana coastal area were evacuated Saturday before the arrival of Hurricane Ida, which was expected to become an "extremely dangerous" hurricane, with sustained winds of up to 140 miles per hour (225 km/h).Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast on Sunday evening as a major hurricane with the Mississippi and Louisiana coastal areas preparing for storms surges, wind damage, and flooding. It is also making landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. (Camera: DAN ANDERSON). SHOT LIST: RESIDENTS PREPARE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF HURRICANE IDA IN THE COASTAL AREAS OF MISSISSIPPI, AS WELL AS ST. CHARLES PARISH AND NEW ORLEANS IN LOUISIANA, US.
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
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.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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