Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana in the USA

New Orleans in the United States is experiencing a hurricane exactly seven years after Hurricane Katrina which devastated vast areas and left a lasting impact on the region. Since that time new flood defences have been erected and existing ones reinforced. However, the region was still on high alert as Hurricane Isaac passed through.

Hurricane Isaac hits Louisiana – BBC Weather Video:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/19410543

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Hurricane Isaac from space:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19408936

BBC News website – Hurricane hits:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19407265

CNN Reports:

http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/29/us/weather-isaac/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

CNN Video - Storm surge creeps up to house:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:

Daily Mail info and pics:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193403/Hurricane-Isaac-moves-sea-Louisiana-braces-ANOTHER-landfall.html

Guardian website coverage:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/hurricane-isaac

Daily Telegraph coverage:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/9507042/Hurricane-Isaac-New-Orleans-escapes-the-worst-of-storm-on-Katrina-anniversary.html

Al Jazeera report:


Additional info from Al Jazeera:
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/08/20128306292730495.html

USA Today coverage – including interactive maps:

http://www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/story/2012-08-29/hurricane-isaac-wednesday/57401670/1

ABC News Video:


Additional ABC News reports:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-isaac-spread-200-miles/story?id=17092364#.UD9PfNaPVsk

BBC News Video: Impact of flood water
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19433111

Hurricane Isaac tested New Orleans's $14-billion new levees, put in place after Hurricane Katrina

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Sources: BBC News, Guardian, CNN, Telegraph, ABC News, USA Today, Al Jazeera