PHOTOS: Hurricane Laura leaves trail of damage
Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana as a powerful Category 4 storm on Thursday. Laura later crossed Arkansas and trekked toward southeastern Missouri as a tropical depression.
Dustin Amos walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Dustin Amos, right, walks near debris at a gas station on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
People walk past a destroyed building after the passing of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
People walk past a destroyed building after the passing of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on August 27, 2020. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
A woman walks down a street filled with debris after the passing of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Aug.27, 2020. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
A street is seen strewn with debris and downed power lines after Hurricane Laura passed through the area on Aug. 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, La. The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Reginald Duhon prepares to work at his home on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Lake Charles, La., after Hurricane Laura moved through the state. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A tree is uprooted in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Sabine Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Capitol One Bank Tower is seen with its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on Aug. 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, La. The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
An escalator is seen in Capitol One Bank Tower that had its windows blown out in the downtown area after Hurricane Laura passed through on Aug. 27, 2020 in Lake Charles, La. The hurricane hit with powerful winds causing extensive damage to the city. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A apartment building is damaged Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, after Hurricane Laura went through the area near Lake Charles, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Buildings and homes are flooded in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in Cameron, La. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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About eight million people are under a Flash Flood watch as Laura makes its way through the Mid-South.
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