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The hurricane-turned-storm is expected to make landfall near New Orleans on Tuesday, the city badly hit by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The Louisiana governor had asked for the federal “disaster statement.” John Bel Edwards advised residents living in the likely path of the hurricane to flee.
In neighboring Mississippi, residents in low-lying areas have already been forced to evacuate. The casinos on the coast had to close.
People are slamming up their homes in New Orleans.
Ⓒ AFP
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The tropical storm is slow moving, but will be accompanied by heavy rainfall and flooding. An expert estimated the expected damage at 2 to 3 billion dollars. Sally is the eighth hurricane to hit the US this year. Very rare, perhaps a record, said one meteorologist.
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