Hurricane Laura has killed a 14-year-old girl after a tree fell on her home as the Category 4 storm system smashed into Texas and Louisiana with 150mph winds, leaving 600,000 without power as people who did not evacuate are told to write their names on a piece of paper and 'put it in a ziplock bag' in their pockets.
The Category 4 monster made landfall at 1am with the strongest winds that Louisiana has seen since 1856 and warnings that the storm could rip apart buildings and penetrate up to 200 miles inland.
Louisiana Gov John Bel Edwards reported that the state has one fatality from the hurricane that became a Category 1 hurricane shortly after 9am.
The storm's first victim, a 14 year old girl, died when a tree fell on her home, according to the governor's office. The office said they do expect more fatalities as the hurricane continues to pass through the state.
'Now is not the time to go sightseeing. The threat #Laura poses to Louisiana is far from over,' Edwards tweeted Thursday morning. 'Stay home, continue to heed warnings from local officials and monitor your local news to stay informed,' he added.
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4 comments:
I wonder how this will be spun into Trumps fault. We know it is coming.
Yes, We get it, it is very very sad but it is called life and in life you will die!!! It is inevitable!!!! But what is the point of this story??? People die everyday, even kids, for and over stupid things some times and unexplained sometimes!!!! How come they chose to tell you about a kid instead of an adult, because i'm sure more people died than one kid while this storm tore through the area!!!
She will get marked down as death by Covid19
Wow - no empathy people. Stories like this tell people how dangerous bad weather can be and that you should heed that danger. Didn't your heart feel somewhat sad for this child and her family. Be grateful for your life and live it free. Show some compassion.
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