Hurricane Laura made landfall early on Thursday in southwestern Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state, with forecasters warning it could push a massive wall of water inland from the sea.

The storm pounded the Gulf Coast for hours with ferocious wind, torrential rains and rising seawater as it roared ashore over southwestern Louisiana near the Texas border, threatening the lives of people who didn’t evacuate.

Forecasters said Laura downgraded to a Category 2 hurricane about 6 hours after making landfall, with sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kph).

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