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Heeding warnings, Gulf Coast residents flee coming hurricane

by Associated Press
| August 26, 2020 12:03 PM

ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Thousands of Gulf Coast residents fled from rapidly intensifying Hurricane Laura as hotels and shelters filled quickly, exacerbating the struggles of evacuees who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic long before the storm ever approached on Wednesday.

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