Storm Barry takes aim at Louisiana
Millions of residents in Louisiana on Saturday braced for Tropical Storm Barry, which is threatening the southern US state and its largest city New Orleans with potentially disastrous rainfall and flooding. Authorities ramped up evacuations, airlines cancelled flights and flood gates slammed shut as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast the strengthening storm would reach hurricane status Saturday and roar ashore along the state’s central coast. By early morning the storm was packing winds of 100 kilometers per hour, just shy of hurricane strength, and around 120 miles southwest of New Orleans, according to the NHC.
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