NewsFlashGustav makes landfall on US coast
01 September 2008 16:18 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS news)--The centre of Hurricane Gustav has made landfall near Cocodrie, Louisiana, around 70 miles southwest of New Orleans, US forecasters said on Monday.
The storm has been downgraded to a category 2 hurricane but was still packing sustained wind speeds near 110 miles/hour, the National Hurricane Centre said.
By: Graeme Paterson
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