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Texas Area Hardest Hit by COVID-19 Takes Brunt of Hurricane Hanna

Hurricane Hanna made landfall in southeastern Texas, which was the state’s most vulnerable due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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By Barbie Latza Nadeau

Hurricane Hanna made landfall on Padre Island, Texas, Saturday evening as a Category I hurricane, dumping torrential rains over much of southeastern coastal Texas, which happens to be the hardest hit coronavirus area of the state. Texas officials were struggling to keep COVID-19 best practices in place while conducting rescues and evacuations. “Any hurricane is an enormous challenge,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a news conference. “This challenge is complicated and made even more severe, seeing that it is sweeping through an area that is the most challenged area in the state for COVID-19.”

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