Thousands Evacuate as Dueling Storms Take Aim at US Gulf Coast

Thousands Evacuate as Dueling Storms Take Aim at US Gulf Coast
A man reacts in front of the body of his mother, who died during the passage of Tropical Storm Laura, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Aug. 23, 2020. Andres Martinez Casares/Reuters
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HOUSTON—Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura tore through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, forcing thousands of coastal residents in Louisiana and Cuba to flee, and flooding roads in Haiti’s capital, with damage across the region expected to worsen this week.

Marco, which strengthened into a hurricane on Sunday with sustained winds of 75 mph, is forecast to make landfall along the Louisiana coast on Monday.