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Donald Trump to head to Louisiana as Hurricane Laura cleanup starts

The US toll from the Category 4 hurricane stood at 14 deaths, with more than half of those killed by carbon monoxide poisoning from the unsafe operation of generators

Oil steady as US producers, refiners avoid worst of Hurricane Laura

Brent crude futures for October, set to expire on Friday, rose 2 cents to $45.11 a barrel, heading for a 1.7% weekly gain

Energy export severely disrupted by Hurricane Laura, 1 bpd reduction likely

Laura made landfall early Thursday near the Texas-Louisiana border, one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the region, and raced north

Hurricane Laura makes landfall in US; 4 killed, extensive property damage

Laura, a category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 150 miles per hour and one of the strongest to hit the US, slammed the Gulf Coast early Thursday

Laura turns into Category 4 hurricane, threatens catastrophic storm surge

Laura has strengthened into an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane with a maximum wind speed of 140 miles per hour as it heads for a catastrophic landfall near the Texas and Louisiana border

Hurricane Laura poses biggest storm threat to US oil output in 15 years

Oil producers on Tuesday had evacuated 310 offshore facilities and shut 1.56 million barrels per day (bpd) of crude output

Texas, Louisiana brace for Hurricane Laura; 500,000 ordered to evacuate

As Hurricane Laura hurtled towards the US, more than half a million people have been ordered to evacuate the Texas and Louisiana coasts, in the largest evacuation in the country during the pandemic

Texas Guv declares state of disaster as hurricane, tropical storm approach

Governor of Texas Greg Abbott issued a state disaster declaration for 23 counties as Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura are forecast to impact the state in the coming days

Energy firms shut 58% of US Gulf of Mexico oil output due to storm threat

Energy firms shut 57.6%, or 1.07 million barrels per day (bpd), of offshore crude oil production in the US Gulf of Mexico because of the twin threat from Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura

Oil prices edges up as storms takes aim at Gulf of Mexico; gains capped

Oil producers had shut 58% of the Gulf's offshore oil production and 45% of natural gas production on Sunday

As Hurricane Genevieve weaken, 2 storms pose double threat to US Gulf Coast

A second system also may hit the US western Gulf Coast after running across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula

Hurricane weakens after lashing Mexico's Baja, new storms form in Atlantic

Genevieve had a been a powerful Category 4 hurricane with winds of 130 mph (215 kph) on Tuesday, but weakened as it pushed past the Los Cabos region, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said

Weakened tropical storm Isaias lashes coronavirus-hit Florida's east coast

Don't be fooled by the downgrade, Florida Gov Ron DeSantis warned at a news conference after the storm pronounced ees-ah-EE-ahs spent hours roughing up the Bahamas

Virus-weary Texas braces as Hurricane Hanna arrives with winds at 145 kmph

The first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season made landfall at around 5 pm

Relief efforts ramp up amid fear of 'staggering' death toll in Bahamas

Bahama leaders believe hundreds and perhaps thousands remained missing in the archipelago nation of about 400,000 people, even as the official death toll rose only to 43 as of late on Friday

Hurricane Dorian devastates northern Bahamas; UN releases $1-mn aid

Aerial images show a major level of destruction on the ground, and the official death toll of eight is expected to rise

Hurricane Dorian slows in Bahamas; unlikely to hit Florida directly

By late Monday evening and early Tuesday, the storm is expected to move "dangerously close" to the Florida shoreline, the hurricane center reported

Hurricane Dorian which hit Bahamas could cost insurers $25 billion: UBS

Authorities ordered more than a million people evacuated in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia

New Orleans residents huddle at home, bars as hurricane threat looms

US President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency for Louisiana on Friday, freeing up federal disaster assistance if needed

Hurricane Michael: Death toll may rise in destroyed Florida Panhandle towns

Already at least 18 deaths in four states have been blamed on the hurricane