People gather at the Burton Complex, an event center in Lake Charles, La., Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, to evacuate the area ahead of Hurricane Laura. People in Lake Charles posted Twitter videos of sheets of rain blowing across the streets and trees buckling over in the background. In an image provided by NOAA, Tropical Storms Marco, left, and Laura, right, are churning in the Caribbean. (New York Times) In an image provided by NOAA, Tropical Storms Marco, left, and Laura, right, are churning in the Caribbean. More than 500,000 residents in Louisiana and Texas were urged to flee their homes in recent days as Hurricane Laura roared toward the Gulf Coast.

Source: Indian Express August 27, 2020 04:37 UTC