Hurricane Gustav has made landfall in Louisiana southwest of New Orleans shortly after it was downgraded to a Category 2 storm.
The National Hurricane Center emphasised that Gustav remained a serious threat with winds peaking at 175 kilometres per hour and a water surge of up to 14 feet. Nearly two million people have been evacuated from the US Gulf Louisiana, Texas batten down and wait for Gustav ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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