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- Hurricane Lane was downgraded to a tropical storm on Friday evening.
- It has still been able to wreak havoc in Hawaii, dumping 3.5 feet on rain in some areas, causing floods and prompting evacuations.
- Transport officials reported more than a dozen landslides, while 4,800 people are without power.
- The storm is no longer due to make landfall, but will continue to cause damage into Saturday.
Hawaii has been hit by landslides, torrential rain and thousands of power outages by the Tropical Storm Lane, which is wreaking havoc despite a downgrade from hurricane status.
Lane, which was previously a fearsome category-5 hurricane, slowed and weakened as it made its way south of Hawaii's islands. According to forecasters, the storm will not make landfall.
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