The powerful hurricane Laura, which hit the southern states of Louisiana and Texas, killed at least fourteen people in the American states.
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Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed that at least ten people have died in his state. Half died of carbon monoxide poisoning after they turned on generators indoors in the aftermath of the storm that made landfall on Thursday. Four deaths were caused by trees falling on houses, according to Edwards, a man drowned after his boat sank in the storm. According to the site Poweroutage.us, 464,813 households were without power in Louisiana on Friday.
Three out of four deaths in the state of Texas were also due to carbon monoxide poisoning from generators. Those victims, all homeless, had taken shelter in a hall in the southeastern town of Port Arthur and carried the generator inside. Local media reported Friday morning that a man died in East Texas, although it has not been confirmed that he was a direct victim of the hurricane.
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