'Unsurvivable' storm surge feared as Hurricane Laura strengthens to Cat 4

Lake Charles, United States (AFP) Aug 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura was barreling towards the coast of the southern US states of Louisiana and Texas on Wednesday as a monster Category 4 storm, prompting warnings of "unsurvivable" storm surge and evacuation orders for hundreds of thousands of Gulf Coast residents. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said Laura was expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast late Wednesday or early Thu