Wind, Falling Trees to Blame For Hurricane Laura Water Outages in Louisiana
At a Glance Hundreds of thousands of people were left with limited or no access to clean water.Laura's winds knocked over a 100,000-gallon water tank in Holly Beach, Louisiana.Falling trees were blamed for much of the damage to water infrastructure. Hurricane Laura's winds were so strong that they knocked down a full 100,000-gallon water tower in Cameron Parish, where the storm came ashore. The loss of the tower means the residents of the tiny community of Holly Beach likely won't...