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Zeta regains hurricane strength, set for Louisiana landfall – Metro US

Zeta regains hurricane strength, set for Louisiana landfall

Residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Zeta in New
Residents prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Zeta in New Orleans

(Reuters) – Zeta has strengthened again into a hurricane and is expected to make landfall in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

Hurricane Zeta, located about 365 miles (585 km) south-southwest of the mouth of the Mississippi River, is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph), the NHC added.

(Reporting by Nakul Iyer in Bengaluru; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)