Hurricane Laura
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Nurses rescue 4 babies from NICU in Hurricane Laura-hit hospital

NICU nurses from CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System in Beaumont, Texas, crossed state lines to rescue babies from the NICU at a Hurricane Laura-damaged hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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VIDEO: Nurses rescue 4 babies from NICU in Hurricane Laura-hit hospital
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Nurses rescue NICU babies in Hurricane Laura-damaged hospital

A group of NICU nurses drove to Louisiana from Beaumont, Texas.
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NICU nurses from CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Health System in Beaumont, Texas, rescued babies from the NICU at a Hurricane Laura-damaged hospital in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
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Residents wait hours for basic supplies in Hurricane Laura aftermath

Less than a week has passed since Hurricane Laura tore through Louisiana, leaving an estimated 180,000 people there without water.
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Mary Beth Darscheid surveys the damage at her house after Hurricane Laura passed through Lake Charles, La., Aug. 27, 2020.
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Louisiana storm survivors wait hours in line for basic supplies

Less than a week after Hurricane Laura tore through Lake Charles, Louisiana, residents are now waiting in line for up to four hours to receive basic supplies from the U.S. military.
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VIDEO: Louisiana storm survivors wait hours in line for basic supplies
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Hurricane Laura predictions more accurate with better modeling, faster computers

Predictions for Hurricane Laura were more accurate because of improved modeling and faster computers.
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This GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, at 2:40 p.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Laura over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Thousands without power, water, housing in Louisiana after Laura

Last week's deadly Category 4 hurricane killed at least 18 people in Louisiana and Texas; FEMA has placed nearly 9,000 evacuees in hotels as hundreds line up for food and supplies.
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VIDEO: Thousands without power, water, housing in Louisiana after Laura
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Louisiana nurses race into action

The team at Lake Charles Memorial Women’s Hospital saved 19 infants during Hurricane Laura.
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VIDEO: Louisiana nurses race into action
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Louisiana residents struggling after Hurricane Laura destruction

Hundreds of thousands have no electricity or water in triple digit heat.
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VIDEO: Louisiana residents struggling after Hurricane Laura destruction
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Louisiana struggles to recover from Hurricane Laura

As Louisiana marks Hurricane Katrina anniversary, hundreds of Laura evacuees stay in New Orleans while help arrives at the disaster zone.
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VIDEO: Louisiana struggles to recover from Hurricane Laura
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Hurricane Laura death toll rises

The storm caused widespread destruction in Louisiana and Texas.
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VIDEO: Hurricane Laura death toll rises
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Hurricane Laura’s death toll rises to at least 14

At least 3 people are dead in Port Arthur, Texas, in what authorities suspect was carbon monoxide poisoning from generators, and a Louisiana family of four has also died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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VIDEO: Hurricane Laura’s death toll rises to at least 14
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After Hurricane Laura, med student enlists colleagues to help hometown

Medical and MBA student Russell Ledet shares how he is helping his hometown Lake Charles, Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Laura.
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A couple react as they go through their destroyed mobile home following the passing of hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, La., on Aug. 27, 2020.
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Satellite images of Hurricane Laura aftermath

Images show areas of Lake Charles and Cameron, Louisiana, before and after the storm.
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VIDEO: Satellite images of Hurricane Laura aftermath
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Laura's devastating toll

The hurricane left a path as of destruction in its wake in Louisiana and Texas, killing at least six people, and leaving much of the region without power. ABC's Will Reeve has details.
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VIDEO:  Laura's devastating toll
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Laura moves inland as a tropical depression

Tropical Depression Laura brings torrential rain and reported tornadoes to the mid-South.
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VIDEO: Laura moves inland as a tropical depression
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Remnants of Laura move east

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks the storm’s remnants which will bring possible flash flooding and tornadoes.
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VIDEO: Remnants of Laura move east
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Sheriff has grim advice for those who don't evacuate Hurricane Laura

Hurricane Laura is a Category 4 storm with "unsurvivable storm surge" expected in some areas, according to the National Weather Service.
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Local resident Robert Sawyer, 48, boards up businesses ahead of Hurricane Laura in Galveston, Texas, Aug. 26, 2020.
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Dozens of families didn't evacuate Hurricane Laura, official says

Authorities are surveying the damage in the storm's aftermath.
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An aerial view shows damage to a neighborhood after Hurricane Laura swept through, Aug. 27, 2020, outside of Lake Charles, La.
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Hurricane Laura continues to weaken as it moves inland

Hurricane Laura was the most powerful storm to make landfall in southwestern Louisiana.
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Hurricane Laura was the most powerful storm to make landfall in southwestern Louisiana.
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4 dead after Hurricane Laura hits coast

The storm slammed the Texas-Louisiana coast with 150 mph winds, and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said state officials have confirmed at least four related deaths.
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VIDEO: 4 dead after Hurricane Laura hits coast
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Communities rally in wake of Hurricane Laura

Volunteers in Texas and Louisiana band together in the wake of destruction to aid their communities after Hurricane Laura toppled trees and destroyed buildings.
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VIDEO: Communities rally in the wake of Hurricane Laura
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Chemical fire breaks out after Hurricane Laura batters Louisiana

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said the fire was reported near Westlake and advised residents to shelter in place until further notice.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said the fire was reported near Westlake and advised residents to shelter in place until further notice.
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This family decided to ride out hurricane Laura

Louisiana resident Ashley Thomas describes what it was like to spend the night in the middle of the storm.
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VIDEO: This family decided to ride out hurricane Laura
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Mayor says Galveston dodged a 'big bullet'

Craig Brown has the latest from his Texas community in the wake of Hurricane Laura.
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VIDEO: Mayor says Galveston dodged a 'big bullet'
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ABC News Live Update: Hurricane Laura ravages Texas and Louisiana

Plus, an update on a fourth night of protest in Kenosha and the latest on the NBA playoffs
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Update: Hurricane Laura ravages Texas and Louisiana
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Louisiana first responder in the eye of the storm

Sheriff Mark Herford of Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, breaks down the situation on the ground and the active emergency while Hurricane Laura rages
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VIDEO: Louisiana first responder in the eye of the storm
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Riding out the storm in Louisiana

Ashley Thomas of Sulfur, Louisiana, details her family’s harrowing experience surviving Hurricane Laura
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VIDEO: Riding out the storm in Louisiana
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Louisiana resident waits out storm at home

Beecher Threatt of Port Charles, Louisiana, discusses riding out the storm with her elderly mother.
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VIDEO: Louisiana resident waits out storm at home
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Texas hospital awaits patients

A hospital in Beaumont, Texas, awaits patients after Hurricane Laura devastates nearby Louisiana.
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VIDEO: Texas hospital awaits patients
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Texas mayor on dangers of Hurricane Laura

Mayor of Port Arthur Texas, Thurman Bill Bartie discusses the uncertainty his city faces as Hurricane Laura passes.
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VIDEO: Texas mayor on dangers of Hurricane Laura
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Louisiana mayor hunkering down

Mayor of Alexandria, Louisiana, Jeffery Hall speaks on the dangers his community faces as Hurricane Laura rages through.
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VIDEO: Louisiana mayor hunkering down
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ABC News Live Update: Hurricane Laura ravages Texas and Louisiana

Plus, a fourth night of protest in Kenosha with the NBA players responding to the unrest and a breakdown of night three of the RNC
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VIDEO: ABC News Live Update: Hurricane Laura ravages Texas and Louisiana
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Life-saving volunteer awaits call during storm

Jordy Bloodsworth, member of the volunteer group the Cajun Navy, is riding out Hurricane Laura while waiting to help those in need.
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VIDEO: Life-saving volunteer awaits call during storm
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Video shows hurricane’s aftermath in Texas

Damaged traffic lights, downed trees and other debris scattered throughout Orange, Texas, reveal the destructive path of Hurricane Laura.
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Damaged traffic lights, downed trees and other debris scattered throughout Orange, Texas, reveal the destructive path of Hurricane Laura.
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Hurricane Laura will leave ‘nothing left in its wake’: Louisiana Lt. Gov.

Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser said those who thought they could ride out Hurricane Laura had “no chance.”
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VIDEO: Hurricane Laura will leave ‘nothing left in its wake’: Louisiana Lt. Gov.
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Hurricane Laura bringing dangerous winds and torrential rain well inland

ABC News chief meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks the latest path of the storm from Port Arthur, Texas.
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VIDEO: Storm watch in Texas as storm moves
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Southeast Texas under mandatory evacuation as Hurricane Laura strengthens

Residents in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas, were ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Laura strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night.
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Workers board up windows at the Galvez Hotel & Spa, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, in Galveston, Texas, as Hurricane Laura heads toward the Gulf Coast.
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Hurricane Laura barrels down on Texas, Louisiana as a monster storm

National Hurricane Center warns that the massive tropical system is expected to deliver "unsurvivable storm surge" in some areas.
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VIDEO:  Hurricane Laura barrels down on Texas, Louisiana as a monster storm
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NOAA satellite captures wildfires and hurricane from space

The GOES-West satellite captured wildfire smoke on the West Coast and hurricane clouds over the Gulf of Mexico.
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The GOES-West satellite captured wildfire smoke on the West Coast and hurricane clouds over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Water levels start to rise as hurricane approaches

A video taken by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office shows floodwaters starting to overtake Louisiana Highway 1 as Hurricane Laura nears.
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A video taken by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office shows floodwaters starting to overtake Louisiana Highway 1 as Hurricane Laura nears.
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Red Cross on Hurricane Laura: Ready to ‘respond to whatever may come’

Red Cross spokesperson Stephanie Wagner discusses how the state of Louisiana is preparing for Hurricane Laura amid the pandemic.
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VIDEO: Red Cross on Hurricane Laura: Ready to ‘respond to whatever may come’
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Millions bracing for ‘unsurvivable storm surge’ from Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Laura is expected to make landfall overnight as a 500-mile wide storm packing 140 mph winds.
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VIDEO: Millions bracing for ‘unsurvivable storm surge’ from Category 4 hurricane
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Laura expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane

Tracking Hurricane Laura’s path as it closes in on the Texas-Louisiana border with storm surges as high as 10-15 feet in some areas
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VIDEO: Laura expected to make landfall as a Category 4 hurricane
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Time-lapse of plane flying through Hurricane Laura

A NOAA plane shows the center of the hurricane over the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward the U.S.
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VIDEO: Time-lapse of plane flying through Hurricane Laura
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Storm surge, flood fears ahead of monster storm

ABC News senior meteorologist Rob Marciano explains the kind of damage that storm surge, which could reach up to 15-feet high, could cause and how people are trying to stop it.
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VIDEO: Storm surge, flood fears ahead of monster storm
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Urgent evacuations as nearly 500K flee ahead of Hurricane Laura

A mandatory evacuation order is in effect in Galveston, Texas, which could see impacts from the storm as families are racing to leave the island city along the Gulf Coast.
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VIDEO: Urgent evacuations as nearly 500K flee ahead of Hurricane Laura
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Hurricane Laura on collision course with Gulf Coast

Over 500,000 people were told to evacuate ahead of what’s expected to become a Category 3 storm. ABC's Kenneth Moton reports.
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VIDEO:  Hurricane Laura on collision course with Gulf Coast