Isaac nears New Orleans on Katrina anniversary
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="inland">inland</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span>, <span word="drenching">drenching</span> <span word="slog">slog</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span> - <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Isaac">Isaac</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>' <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Quarter">Quarter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tampa">Tampa</span> 770 <span word="kilometers">kilometers</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="convention">convention</span> <span word="pressed">pressed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Hurricane">Hurricane</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Miami">Miami</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Category">Category</span> 1 <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="sustained">sustained</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="of">of</span> 128 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weaken">weaken</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 48 <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="land">land</span>. <span word="Isaac">Isaac</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forecast">forecast</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="Louisiana">Louisiana</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Arkansas">Arkansas</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="west">west</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="Isaac">Isaac</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="winds">winds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rain">rain</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="whipping">whipping</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="empty">empty</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="pushed">pushed</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="sections">sections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="beachfront">beachfront</span> <span word="highway">highway</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>.</p><p><span word="Ryan">Ryan</span> <span word="Bernie">Bernie</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="storm">storm</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="street">street</span> <span word="flooding">flooding</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dawn">dawn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="felled">felled</span> <span word="trees">trees</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="roughly">roughly</span> 125,000 <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="power">power</span>.</p><p><span word="Isaac">Isaac</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="ashore">ashore</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span> <span word="River">River</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="stationary">stationary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sparsely">sparsely</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stretches">stretches</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Orleans">Orleans</span>, 112 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seventh">seventh</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Katrina">Katrina</span>.</p>
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