Hurricane Gustav evacuation. Queues of cars east-bound on Interstate-10 evacuating Lafayette, USA, to escape Hurricane Gustav. Gustav caused serious d

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Hurricane Gustav evacuation. Queues of cars east-bound on Interstate-10 evacuating Lafayette, USA, to escape Hurricane Gustav. Gustav caused serious damage and casualties in Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Cuba and the United States. It caused at least billion dollars (USD) of damage and triggered the largest evacuation in United States history, with over 3 million people fleeing their homes. Photographed on 30th August 2008.

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Photo credit: © JIM EDDS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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