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| Louisiana evacuation ordered over Isaac dam break fear | Louisiana evacuation ordered over Isaac dam break fear |
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| Louisiana officials have ordered people to evacuate an area in the south-east of the state because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. | Louisiana officials have ordered people to evacuate an area in the south-east of the state because a dam has been damaged by Hurricane Isaac. |
| An estimated 50,000 people live downstream of the Lake Tangipahoa Dam in Mississippi, which has been damaged but is currently intact. | An estimated 50,000 people live downstream of the Lake Tangipahoa Dam in Mississippi, which has been damaged but is currently intact. |
| Isaac, now a tropical storm, dumped huge amounts of rain in recent days. | Isaac, now a tropical storm, dumped huge amounts of rain in recent days. |
| Officials are worried the broken dam, some 100 miles (161km) north of New Orleans, could add to a swollen river. | Officials are worried the broken dam, some 100 miles (161km) north of New Orleans, could add to a swollen river. |
| Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess told local broadcaster WWL that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal had ordered buses to the area to help evacuate residents. | Tangipahoa Parish President Gordon Burgess told local broadcaster WWL that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal had ordered buses to the area to help evacuate residents. |
| 'Threat to life' | |
| In the town of Amite, Louisiana, Police Chief Jerry Trabona said officers were going door-to-door to houses along the Tangipahoa River. | In the town of Amite, Louisiana, Police Chief Jerry Trabona said officers were going door-to-door to houses along the Tangipahoa River. |
| On Twitter, Louisiana officials quoted state Governor Bobby Jindal as saying Mississippi was considering a "controlled breach" of the dam to relieve pressure. | On Twitter, Louisiana officials quoted state Governor Bobby Jindal as saying Mississippi was considering a "controlled breach" of the dam to relieve pressure. |
| Although no longer a hurricane, Isaac still poses a threat to life because of storm surges, floods and tornadoes, the National Hurricane Center says. | |
| At 10:00 (15:00 GMT), Isaac was (270km (165 miles) north-west of New Orleans, where Hurricane Katrina struck exactly seven years ago, devastating the region and killing at least 1,800 people in the Gulf Coast area. | |
| Along the shores of Lake Ponchartrain, just north of the city, dozens of buses and high-water vehicles were sent to evacuate some 3,000 people as waters rose fast - it was waist-high in some areas, the Associated Press news agency reports. | |
| President Barack Obama has declared a state of emergency in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing federal funds to be released to local authorities. | |
| By Thursday morning, more than one million residents of Louisiana and Mississippi were without power due to Isaac, according to the US department of energy. | |
| Isaac is expected to move further inland over the next several days before breaking up during the weekend. | |
| Isaac killed at least 24 people as it passed over Haiti and the Dominican Republic earlier this week. | |
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