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Evacuation in Louisiana over dam failure

Louisiana officials have ordered people along the Tangipahoa River between the towns of Kentwood and Robert to evacuate due to the expected failure of a dam in Mississippi that was damaged by Tropical Storm Isaac.
News • 30 Aug 12

Isaac weakens but flooding threat remains

Tropical storm Isaac continued to lash New Orleans with heavy rains today after being downgraded from hurricane status.
News • 29 Aug 12

Oil prices rise as Isaac nears US Gulf coast

Oil prices are rising as Hurricane Isaac pushes into the heart of the US Gulf's oil and refinery operations.
Business • 28 Aug 12

US prepares as Isaac strengthens into hurricane

Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened into a hurricane just off the US Gulf Coast tonight, lashing the New Orleans area with strong winds and heavy rain seven years after the city was devastated by Hurricane Katrina.
News • 28 Aug 12

US Gulf Coast braces for tropical storm Isaac

Tropical storm Isaac closed in on the US Gulf of Mexico coast on tonight, triggering some mandatory evacuation orders and disrupting US offshore oil production.
News • 27 Aug 12

Hurricane warning issued as Isaac hits Florida

The US National Hurricane Center tonight issued a hurricane warning for the northern Gulf of Mexico coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.
News • 26 Aug 12

Three dead as tropical storm Isaac hits Haiti

Tropical storm Isaac pushed into Cuba today after sweeping across Haiti's southern peninsula, where it caused flooding and at least three deaths.
News • 25 Aug 12

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