Hurricane Isaac is seen making landfall on the Gulf Coast of the US in this August 29, 2012 satellite image courtesy of NASA
Research students from the the University of Alabama measure wind speeds as Hurricane Isaac makes landfall in New Orleans
A portable toilet floats on a flooded street in New Orleans
An uprooted tree rests on the roof of a house in New Orleans
Isaac's storm surge overcomes the seawall and floods South Beach Boulevard in Waveland, Mississippi
The storm surge floods parts of Waveland, Mississippi
A fallen tree lies on power lines in New Orleans
An uprooted tree lies across Poydras Street in New Orlean
People and a dog who were rescued from their flooded homes are loaded into a Louisiana National Guard truck, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in Braithwaite, Louisiana
A sign for 'Sunken Gardens' is partially submerged in New Orleans
A car drives beneath a fallen lamp post along a street in New Orleans
An uprooted tree is seen in front of a house in New Orleans
A fallen tree blocks a road in New Orleans
Rain falls on the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
Boats are battered in the harbour as Hurricane Isaac moves through Pass Christian, Mississippi
A reporter does a piece to camera in the rain in New Orleans
A man shelters from the rain in New Orleans
The US Army Corps of Engineers' newly-built Seabrook Floodgates are closed for the first time, protecting a vital residential and commercial area from surge waters as Hurricane Isaac threatens New Orleans on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina
Children play in flood water as Lake Pontchartrain crashes against the sea wall in New Orleans
Three men sit on a bench at the edge of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans
A sign on a boarded-up house in Algiers Point, Louisiana, informs authorities there are no animals inside
Steven Saia reacts to a wave crashing behind him on the Ken Combs Pier in in Gulfport, Mississippi, as Scott Burley takes his picture. The men travelled from Birmingham, Alabama for the storm.
Evan Stoudt faces strong winds while visiting the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans on August 28
Children play in flood water as Lake Pontchartrain crashes against the sea wall in New Orleans
Robert Green, survivor of Hurricane Katrina and resident of the Lower 9th Ward sits outside his Brad Pitt inspired 'Make It Right' foundation home watching the first feeder bands of Hurricane Isaac come ashore
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