More than 750,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas were still without power on Friday, a day after Hurricane Laura resulted in several deaths and widespread damage.
Aug.28 (UPI) — More than 750,000 homes and businesses in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas were still without power on Friday, a day after Hurricane Laura resulted in several deaths and widespread damage. At least six people have died and major damage has been sighted in parts of Louisiana after the Category 4 hurricane arrived on land early Thursday. Electricity was cut in Laura’s path immediately — and it was still out early Friday for more than 500,000 customers in Louisiana,200,000 in Texas and 50,000 in Arkansas, according to PowerOutage.us. Aerial video has revealed significant damage from Laura’s 150-mph winds and flooding brought on by severe storm surge.
