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Tropical Storm Isaac is pictured over Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in this August 30, 2012 NASA handout satellite image taken at 1345 GMT. Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina. REUTERS/NASA/Handout. (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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NOPD officers investigate suspicious activity with Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard Charlie Company 199th BSB 256th IBCT patrol the city at night in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. A city-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew was issued in response to a handful of people caught looting since Hurricane Isaac began its slow crawl across the city. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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NOPD officers investigate suspicious activity with Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard Charlie Company 199th BSB 256th IBCT patrol the city at night in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. A city-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew was issued in response to a handful of people caught looting since Hurricane Isaac began its slow crawl across the city. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY)
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Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard Charlie Company 199th BSB 256th IBCT patrol the city at night in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. A city-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew was issued in response to a handful of people caught looting since Hurricane Isaac began its slow crawl across the city. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard Charlie Company 199th BSB 256th IBCT patrol the city at night in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. A city-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew was issued in response to a handful of people caught looting since Hurricane Isaac began its slow crawl across the city. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Soldiers of the Louisiana Army National Guard Charlie Company 199th BSB 256th IBCT patrol the city at night in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. A city-wide dusk-to-dawn curfew was issued in response to a handful of people caught looting since Hurricane Isaac began its slow crawl across the city. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY)
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A street sign stands in flood water in the Jourdan River Shores neighborhood as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A boat is washed ashore in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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A boat is washed up on Hwy. 90 as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A boat is washed ashore in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Owner Hank Plauche uses a jet-ski while surveying the damage to the Jourdan River Steamer, Seafood Restaurant as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Owners Hank and Lori Plauche use a jet-ski to survey the damage to the Jourdan River Steamer, Seafood Restaurant as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Water rises around a home on the Jourdan River as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES)
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Owners Hank and Lori Plauche survey the damage to the Jourdan River Steamer, Seafood Restaurant as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Water rises over the piers in the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor behind the Hard Rock Casino as Hurricane Isaac passes through Biloxi, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES)
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A vehicle is submerged in flood waters in Jourdan River Shores neighborhood as Hurricane Isaac passes through Kiln, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Patrons drink outside a French Quarter bar as wind and rain brought by Tropical Storm Isaac continue in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. Isaac dumped heavy rains on the U.S. Gulf Coast and caused widespread flooding on Wednesday, but elaborate defenses built to protect New Orleans after the 2005 Hurricane Katrina disaster withstood the onslaught. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT WEATHER DISASTER)
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People gather in a French Quarter bar as Tropical Storm Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER SOCIETY)
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People wait in line to gather supplies from a convenience store as Tropical Storm Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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People wait in line to eat at one of the few restaurants opened in the French Quarter as Tropical Storm Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A porta-potty is seen floating on a flooded street as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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A downed traffic light is seen on St. Charles Ave. as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Downed trees and power lines are seen on top of a pickup truck as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Airmen from the Louisiana National Guard assist St. Bernard Parish officials and state agencies in high-water search and rescue efforts in this handout photo taken in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. The lumbering cyclone, which weakened to a tropical storm on Wednesday afternoon, threatened to flood oil refineries and towns in Louisiana and neighboring Mississippi with a deluge of rain, storm surges up to 12 feet and top sustained winds up to 70 miles per hour (113 km per hour). REUTERS/Spc. Tarell J. Bilbo/U.S. Army/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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Members of a St. Bernard Parish search and rescue team look over flooding caused by Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured this night time view of Hurricane Isaac moving over the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on August 29, 2012 in this NASA handout image. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/NASA Earth Observatory/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured this night time view of Hurricane Isaac moving over the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on August 29, 2012 in this NASA handout image. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/NASA Earth Observatory/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Members of a St. Bernard Parish search and rescue team boat across floodwaters caused by Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi-NPP satellite captured this night time view of Hurricane Isaac moving over the Gulf Coast of the U.S. on August 29, 2012 in this NASA handout image. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/NASA Earth Observatory/Handout (UNITED STATES)IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Residents of Plaquemines Parish who were rescued from their flooded homes sit in the back of a pickup truck during Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Robert Taylor tries to keep the sand and rain out of his eyes while watching the high surf along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The lumbering Category 1 hurricane was lashing the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with a deluge of rain, storm surges of up to 12 feet and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Kyle Taylor and his father Robert Taylor (R) seek shelter behind a bench along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The lumbering Category 1 hurricane was lashing the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with a deluge of rain, storm surges of up to 12 feet and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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People try to get a look at the high surf along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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People try to get a look at the high surf along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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From left; Lessie Lewis, Devin Lewis, Kodi Lewis and Cindy Lewis stand on the front porch as flood waters surround their home on St. Roch Avenue as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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People stand in line for supplies on Elysian Fields ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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People stand in line for supplies on Elysian Fields ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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(from L to R) Lessie Lewis, Devin Lewis, Kodi Lewis and Cindy Lewis stand on the front porch as flood waters surround their home on St. Roch ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A New Orleans Police vehicle drives through food waters on St. Roch ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER CRIME LAW)
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A man and a woman walk through flood waters on St. Roch ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. The two were trying to reach a local gas station to retrieve supplies. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Lessie Lewis stands on the front porch with her granddaugher Kodi Lewis, 6, as flood waters surround their home on St. Roch ave. as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A resident of Plaquemines Parish who was rescued from his flooded home sits in the back of a pickup truck during Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Residents of Plaquemines Parish who were rescued from their flooded homes sit in the back of a pickup truck during Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Soldiers with the Mississippi Army National Guard help deputies make contact with civilians stranded near the Silver Slipper Casino as the Hurricane Isaac storm surge rises over the sea wall in St. Louis, Mississippi in this National Guard handout photo released August 29, 2012. The civilians were storm chasers who where staying in the casino parking garage. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Mississippi National Guard/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER MILITARY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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Airmen from the Louisiana National Guardsmen help rescue citizens from Braithwaite in Plaquemines Parish near New Orleans during Hurricane Isaac in this handout photo taken August 29, 2012. Floodwater from Hurricane Isaac jumped a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Cpt. Lance Cagnolatti/U.S. Army/Handout (DISASTER ENVIRONMENT) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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Boats are battered in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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Susan Braun of Biloxi takes a look along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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Chelsey Lafontaine cleans the lens of a camera so Crystal Wright can take photos along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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The Mississippi Army National Guard keeps people off the streets during curfew along Beach Blvd. as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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A fallen tree rests on a roof as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A man stands in front of an uprooted oak tree on Louisiana Avenue as Hurricane Isaac makes land fall in New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Hurricane Isaac is seen churning in the Gulf of Mexico after making landfall on the Louisiana coast in this NASA handout satellite image taken on August 29, 2012. REUTERS/NASA/NOAA/GOES Project/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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An uprooted tree rests on the roof of a house as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A porta-potty is seen floating on a flooded street as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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The surf washes over the West Side Pier as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Lloyd Cryer clears debris from gutters in the Lower Ninth Ward as Hurricane Isaac hits New Orleans, Louisiana August 29, 2012. REUTERS/Lee Celano (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Boats are battered in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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Boats are battered in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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Boats are battered in the harbor as Hurricane Isaac passes through Pass Christian, Mississippi, August 29, 2012. The slow-moving but powerful Category 1 hurricane was felt along the Gulf Coast, threatening to flood towns in Mississippi and Louisiana with storm surges of up to 12 feet (3.7 meters) and top sustained winds up to 75 miles per hour (120 kilometers per hour). REUTERS/Michael Spooneybarger (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT MARITIME)
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Debris lie on a road as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Water floods a neutral ground as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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An uprooted palm tree blocks a road as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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A New Orleans police car navigates through debris as Hurricane Isaac passes through New Orleans, Louisiana, August 29, 2012. Hurricane Isaac drove water over the top of a levee on the outskirts of New Orleans on Wednesday, but the multibillion-dollar barriers built to protect the city itself after the 2005 Katrina disaster were not breached, officials said. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
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Tropical Storm Isaac is pictured over Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida in this August 30, 2012 NASA handout satellite image taken at 1345 GMT. Isaac is expected to weaken further as it heads north after causing significant damage to the U.S. Gulf Coast but nothing on the scale of Hurricane Katrina. REUTERS/NASA/Handout. (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
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