Hurricane Gustav Weakens to Tropical Storm

World | September 2, 2008, Tuesday // 00:00

Hurricane Gustav is moving inland from the US Gulf coast after the worst of the storm missed New Orleans - the city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, BBC reported Tuesday.

Gustav, which brought torrential rain, has now weakened to a tropical storm with winds of 60mph (95km/h).

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin advised the two million people, who had left their homes ahead of Gustav's arrival to stay away from the city for at least another day.

"Trees are down all over the city, power lines are down all over the city, and there is a significant number of homes and businesses without energy," Mr Nagin said.

Gustav, which left nearly 90 people dead last week as it crossed the Caribbean, made landfall west of New Orleans on Monday.

The exodus from the Louisiana coast was the largest evacuation in state history.

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

World » Be a reporter: Write and send your article

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria