Hurricane Laura hits US West Coast. Its power is growing. Gulf of Mexico hurricane funnel passed at a speed of 24 km / h, but even from space it looked very menacing. And not in vain. Hurricane power builds up. And if earlier forecasters assigned the third category to the hurricane on the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, now Laura has category 4.

The wind speed inside the giant funnel reaches 65 m / s (235 km / h). So it is likely to reach the maximum fifth category. Forecasters predicted the passage of a cyclone between New Orleans and Houston. The hurricane brings with it precipitation, strong wind, thunderstorm, powerful surge wave, tornado. So the consequences can be disastrous. The authorities of the two states carried out an emergency evacuation of the population of coastal settlements. About 600 thousand people were evacuated.

Earlier, the hurricane passed through the island of Cuba. Fortunately, at this time he had not yet gained strength, and therefore there were no casualties, but the destruction could not be avoided, the damage had to be calculated. Some buildings were destroyed, power lines were torn. Harvest suffered in several provinces.

In Haiti and the Dominican Republic, Laura committed atrocities from the heart, the consequences will have to be raked out for more than one day. Houses are destroyed, roads are flooded, all household appliances and furniture from flooded houses will go to the landfill. The wind tore the roots of trees. In Puerto Rico, people without light and water, dozens of cars destroyed, plantations flooded. In some places they sat down. But the saddest thing is that more than 10 people died.. People suffer without drinking water.

And in Texas and Louisiana the wind, the downpour, the storm tide is raging. The funnel goes north at a speed of 24 km / h. The wind speed in the funnel reaches 66 m / s. Storm warning announced for 1.5 million residents of two states.

The Atlantic hurricane season is currently from early June to late November. A tropical storm gets its name when the speed inside the funnel reaches 17. 5 m / s. When the wind speed inside the funnel reaches 33 m / s, the phenomenon is classified as a hurricane.. Now 190 thousand. people in Texas and 52 thousand. people in Louisiana were left without light.

Earlier, warned by forecasters, the command of the US Armed Forces ordered the transfer of B-52 Stratofortress strategic bombers from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana to another, safer place to prevent damage. The place of transfer was not specified by ABC TV company.