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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.
Fallen tress, collapsed buildings, debris and devastation seen in Panama City after Hurricane Michael blasted this and other Florida Panhandle towns with 150 mph (240 kph) winds and a huge storm surge. IMAGES
Damaged buildings in Panama City, Florida shows some of the devastation left behind by Hurricane Michael which made landfall as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with winds of 155 miles per hour (250 kph). IMAGES (HD quality images to follow)
Satellite images showing Hurricane Michael making landfall in Florida. The National Hurricane Center describes it as a "potentially catastrophic" Category 4 storm packing 155 mile per hour (250 kilometer per hour) winds. IMAGES
Hurricane Michael hits the southern US state of Florida, causing trees to fall, as weather forecasters warned that the Category 4 storm of historic intensity could be "incredibly catastrophic." IMAGES
As polls open in India's marathon six-week election, people prepare to cast their votes at a polling station in Dantewada, central India. Voting will be staggered over seven stages between April 19 and June 1, with more than a million polling stations across India. IMAGES