Hurricane Laura wallops US Gulf Coast leaving fatalities in its wake | FarrahTomazin
Houses were flooded, industrial buildings were demolished, and a teenage girl was killed when a tree fell on her home as Hurricane Laura tore through parts of Texas and Louisiana overnight.
"It was very big. It was very powerful. But it passed quickly and so everything's on schedule," he said.Authorities are continuing to assess the damage, but so far utility companies have reported more 500,000 people across Texas and Louisiana with power outages; highways have been blocked by fallen trees; and a chemical fire broke out at the BioLab plant in Westlake, resulting in warnings to residents to remain indoors until further notice.
People gather at the Burton Complex, an event centre in Lake Charles, to evacuate the area ahead of Hurricane Laura.Thousands of hotel rooms were made available for people in need, a tactic first used when Hurricane Hanna hit Texas in July. "They need to continue to take cover as tornadoes and heavy storms are ripping through there. East Texas has many tall trees, many of which have been downed already. People need to be very vigilant still as we are speaking."Oil and gas prices fell after Hurricane Laura made landfall in what is essentially America's oil and gas refinery heartland.
According to PowerOutage.us, about 404,000 people in Louisiana and another 104,000 in Texas were without power Thursday morning.
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