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Hurricane Francine made landfall in Louisiana on Wednesday after strengthening to a Category 2 storm, bringing powerful winds, storm surge and potential flooding to the northern U.S. Gulf Coast. CBC | World News

Francine became a hurricane Tuesday evening as it barrelled toward south Louisiana, strengthening over extremely warm waters as those in possible harm’s way rushed to complete storm preparations, filling sandbags, buying gas and stocking up on necessities for an expected landfall in the coming day. CBC | World News