"We can obviously tell already at this stage this is going to be a very major disaster," a somber Abbott said, as more than 1,000 National Guardsmen were activated to help with evacuation and recovery. "We're going to be dealing with really record-setting flooding in multiple regions. "In 2005, Bush faced severe criticism after FEMA appeared unprepared for the devastating damage inflicted by Hurricane Katrina. ""Storm turned Hurricane is getting much bigger and more powerful than projected. Crude prices rose slightly Friday ahead of landfall.US authorities said about 22 percent of crude production in the Gulf of Mexico was shut down as of Friday mid-day -- or more than 375,000 barrels a day.

Source: Times of India August 26, 2017 03:22 UTC