The remnants of Hurricane Isaac dumped rain across drought-stricken parts of the lower US Midwest on Saturday after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said.
US President Barack Obama visited Louisiana for a first-hand look at the damage from Hurricane Isaac, seeking to show his administration was on top of the relief effort on the eve of his Democrats' national convention in North Carolina.
President Barack Obama warned residents of the Gulf Coast today that there could be significant flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac and encouraged people to evacuate if instructed by authorities to do so.
Torrential rain dropped by Hurricane Isaac threatened to burst a dam, forcing evacuation of up to 60,000 people in Louisiana and Mississippi and leaving large areas of the region flooded and without power.
Tropical Storm Isaac was near hurricane force as it bore down on the US Gulf Coast and was expected to make landfall in the New Orleans area seven years after it was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. US President Barack Obama is to deliver a statement.
US soybean futures were little changed on today as the market took a breather following a sell off yesterday when investors took profits after a drought-driven rally lifted prices to contract highs.
Tropical Storm Isaac unleashed heavy rain and winds off Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as it moved across the Caribbean and could strengthen into a hurricane before tearing across the Dominican Republic and Haiti.
Tropical Storm Isaac dumped torrential rains on Haiti, where thousands of people remain homeless more than two years after a devastating earthquake, and began its assault on eastern Cuba on Saturday.
Tropical Storm Isaac lashed south Florida with winds and heavy rain after battering the Caribbean, disrupting plans for the Republican National Convention in Tampa and threatening to interrupt about half of US offshore oil output.