Hurricane Delta, a Category 2 storm, is growing more powerful and threatening to hit Louisiana as early as Friday.
Hurricane Delta, a Category 2 storm, is growing more powerful and threatening to hit Louisiana as early as Friday. Residents are preparing for the storm by filling sandbags and boarding up windows for the sixth time in the last several months. The hurricane on Wednesday barreled through the Mexican resort areas of Cozumel and Cancun, where the storm caused some streets to collapse and to 266,000 customers. As of Thursday morning, the hurricane was located about 400 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana, with 105 mph winds, the National Hurricane Center said. “Hurricane Delta will be a very serious storm and everyone needs to be ready for whatever it may bring,” Governor John Bel Edwards said earlier this week. “Now is the time to do what you need to do to prepare for yourself, your family and pets.” President Trump has approved Lousiana’s emergency declaration ahead of Hurricane Delta’s landfall, the White House announced Wednesday. The authorization allows the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security to coordinate disaster relief efforts in the state as they see fit. “Already, we are coordinating with our federal partners to respond, as we have been since the start of the COVID pandemic in March and through several tropical events, including the devastation of Hurricane Laura in Southwest Louisiana,” Governor John Bel Edwards said in a statement, according to CBS affiliate WAFB.
