Deadly storm Beryl cuts power to millions of Texans
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At least seven people have died after Hurricane Beryl slammed into south-east Texas and Louisiana, knocking out power for nearly three million people, BBC News reports.
Beryl hit the southern United States on Monday morning as a category one hurricane. Officials warned of destructive winds, up to 15in (38cm) of rain and "life-threatening" storm surges.
More than 1,100 flights were cancelled at Houston's main airport on Monday. Some 2.6 million customers in Texas were without power as of Monday night, with some outages also reported in Louisiana. The storm caused at least 10 deaths in the Caribbean.
Officials said seven people had died in Texas's Harris and Montgomery counties, while one more fatality was confirmed in neighbouring Louisiana.
In Louisiana, where over 30,000 people were without power due to the storm on Monday night, one person was killed when a tree fell on her home in the town of Benton, according to a local sheriff.
It is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season but the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that the North Atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes this year - up from an average of three in a season.
More than 1,100 flights were cancelled at Houston's main airport on Monday. Some 2.6 million customers in Texas were without power as of Monday night, with some outages also reported in Louisiana. The storm caused at least 10 deaths in the Caribbean.
Officials said seven people had died in Texas's Harris and Montgomery counties, while one more fatality was confirmed in neighbouring Louisiana.
In Louisiana, where over 30,000 people were without power due to the storm on Monday night, one person was killed when a tree fell on her home in the town of Benton, according to a local sheriff.
It is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season but the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has warned that the North Atlantic could get as many as seven major hurricanes this year - up from an average of three in a season.
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