Storm Nicholas weakens but leaves 450,000 Texas homes without power

Houston (AFP) Sept 14, 2021

Tropical storm Nicholas weakened as it moved inland Tuesday, lashing Texas after flooding coastal towns with dangerous storm surges in the southern US state and leaving nearly half a million homes without power. Nicholas barreled ashore overnight and raked the coastline as a Category One hurricane, and then quickly set its sights on Houston, Texas's largest city. Electricity provider Ce