The Delta became the 10th hurricane to reach land in the United States this year, a record, meteorologists said.
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The Delta, as a Category 2 storm on a five-point scale, reached land near the Louisiana city of Creole, with a maximum wind speed of 155 kilometers per hour (43 meters per second).
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“Devastating winds and life-threatening storms continue in several areas of southern Louisiana,” the National Hurricane Center said, adding that at one observation point, storms reached 2.4 meters above the ground.
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There were no people on the streets on Friday in the town of Lake Charles, which was hit hard by Hurricane Lora of the fourth category on August 20 and is now on the way to Hurricane Delta. Debris from Loras has not yet been removed in this city.
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Louisiana Gov. John Bell Edwards announced that 2,400 National Guard soldiers have been mobilized to help the local population.
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“Delta” is the 26th storm named this year’s unusually active Atlantic hurricane season. In September, meteorologists were forced to resort to the Greek alphabet to name the last hurricanes of the season.
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