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July 9, 2024

2 Million Lose Electricity as Hurricane Beryl Slams into Texas Coast 
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In Texas, at least seven people were killed and millions were left
without electricity Monday after Hurricane Beryl made landfall south of
Galveston with sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. The Category 1
storm brought a month's worth of rain to parts of the Houston metro area
in less than six hours. Two million people are without power with a heat
index forecast of 105 degrees. This month, Beryl became the
earliest-ever major hurricane in the Atlantic, at one point
strengthening to a Category 5 storm as it tore through the Caribbean,
killing at least 11 people.


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