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Hurricane Laura Makes Landfall on the Texas-Louisiana Border
- Storm is one of the region’s worst hurricanes in history
- Maximum winds at 150mph, making it a category-4 hurricane
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Laura made landfall near Cameron in Louisiana as one of the region’s worst hurricanes in history, threatening to devastate the U.S. Gulf Coast with catastrophic storm surges, flash floods and powerful winds that could leave areas uninhabitable for weeks or months.
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