Hurricane Laura: Distress and Destruction

by Giavanna Faraci, Staff Writer

  Over the past couple of weeks, Hurricane Laura has created mass destruction all across the state of Louisiana. Starting fires and tearing houses down, Hurricane Laura has moved up north, even into parts of Arkansas. As the hurricane traveled into other states, it was soon classified as a “tropical storm”. With the winds ranging from 150 mph to now traveling at about 15 mph, Hurricane Laura has been a fatal storm for the state of Louisiana. So far, only 6 people have been killed by Hurricane Laura, but New York Times gives more detail of this tragedy by stating that “Four of the deaths tied to the storm in Louisiana were caused by trees falling on homes…”. Even though only a handful of fatalities have been reported, The Times also states that over 880,000 people have suffered from a power outage because of Laura and thousands of others have been left without good drinking water. Additionally, a chemical plant in the way of the storm ended up burning due to the ferocity of the storm. One major city that has been largely affected by the hurricane is Lake Charles. A Confederate monument in Lake Charles was even destroyed by Laura with broken statues and torn buildings. Interestingly enough, this same monument was under criticism not long ago because of racial disagreements. However, the city decided to keep the building standing while Hurricane Laura tore it down a few months later. Hurricane Laura has created much distress and destruction in the state of Louisiana with its terrible winds and immense power. Louisiana is looking to rebuild soon once Laura is under control.