(CNN) Hurricane Zeta is battering southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi with high winds, heavy rain and a life-threatening storm surge, according to the National Hurricane Center. Zeta is the 27th storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, one shy of tying the record for the most storms in a season. Because Hurricane Zeta is moving fast, it should move through the state quickly, Edwards said Tuesday. "The resources ... will help our neighbors in Louisiana respond to Hurricane Zeta and keep Louisianans safe," Abbott said. The wreckage in MexicoBefore turning its path toward the US coast, Zeta struck the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico on Monday night as a Category 1 hurricane.

Source: The Nation October 29, 2020 01:52 UTC