Updated 04 October 2002, 15.29

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But luckily there had been no deaths when Lili spun out of the state on Friday morning.

Rip off roofs

Hurricane Lili was downgraded from a dangerous category four to a category one before it hit Louisiana, so its winds were less than 100mph.

But at its peak, the winds were a terrifying 145mph!

The hurricane managed to rip off roofs, plough down trees and power lines, and leave mud and rubbish all along the coast.

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By the time Lili arrived, around 900,000 people in Louisiana had been told or advised to leave their homes, for their own safety.

President George W Bush declared it a disaster area, so the state can receive aid for all the damage.

Hurricane Lili, which started out as a tropical storm, killed eight people in the Caribbean earlier this week.

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