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Updated On Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

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People brave the rain and strong winds for a visit to Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

People brave the rain and strong winds for a visit to Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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People brave the rain and strong winds for a walk along the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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People brave the rain and strong winds for a walk along the banks of the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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Emily Schneider and her father Scott brave rain and strong winds while visiting Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans in Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Emily Schneider and her father Scott brave rain and strong winds while visiting Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans in Louisiana, where Hurricane Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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Evan Stoudt faces strong winds while visiting the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurrican Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Evan Stoudt faces strong winds while visiting the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurrican Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

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Emily Schneider leans against a pole to support herself against strong winds while visiting the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurrican Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROW

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Emily Schneider leans against a pole to support herself against strong winds while visiting the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Hurrican Isaac has made landfall. The US National Hurricane Center said a "dangerous storm surge" was occurring along the northern Gulf Coast with storm surges of up to eight feet (2.4 meters) already being reported in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. States of emergency have been declared in Louisiana and Mississippi, allowing authorities to coordinate disaster relief and seek emergency federal funds. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROW

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Joshua Keegan, 10, plays with his dog Scout as his mother Ybonne supervises in a flooded area outside of the levee system along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans, Louisiana. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Joshua Keegan, 10, plays with his dog Scout as his mother Ybonne supervises in a flooded area outside of the levee system along the shore of Lake Pontchartrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches New Orleans, Louisiana. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman

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A group of men sit on a bench at the edge of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

A group of men sit on a bench at the edge of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

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Matthew Pettus holds a sheet open in the wind on the levee near Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

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Matthew Pettus holds a sheet open in the wind on the levee near Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

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Three men sit on a bench at the edge of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Three men sit on a bench at the edge of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

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Juliane Fincher plays in the water of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

Juliane Fincher plays in the water of Lake Pontchatrain as Hurricane Isaac approaches in New Orleans, Louisiana. Chris Graythen/Getty Images/AFP

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People walk in the storm surge from Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain, as the storm approaches landfall, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Updated on Aug 29, 2012 12:58 PM IST

People walk in the storm surge from Isaac, on Lakeshore Drive along Lake Pontchartrain, as the storm approaches landfall, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

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