Photos: Tropical Storm Isaac Moves To East After Wreaking Havoc In Louisiana (PHOTOS)
By Sreeja VN | Sep 03, 2012 09:05 PM EDT
Even after ex-Hurricane Isaac weakened and moved to the northeast, its impact was still felt in Louisiana and Mississippi as heavy rains and flooding continued Sunday.
More than 100,000 people in Louisiana were left without power while thousands who had to flee their homes were staying in shelters or with friends and relatives.
Entergy, Louisiana's largest utility, said about 160,000 of the Louisiana homes and businesses had remained without electricity and the residents were struggling under scorching temperatures, according to Reuters.
Isaac, which was the sixth named hurricane in the Atlantic storm season and was downgraded to a tropical storm last week, is expected to hit Ohio Valley Monday. Drought-stricken Ohio is expected to get heavy rains, bringing the much-needed relief from the sweltering temperatures.
At least seven people, five in Louisiana and two in Mississippi, were killed in the storm while thousands lost their homes.
President Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Louisiana Monday to survey the damage while Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney visited the storm-battered areas in the state Friday, immediately after accepting his presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
New Orleans, which has vast flooding protection system in place after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city seven years ago, saw heavy flooding in areas not covered by the flood protection system.
Two men in a pirogue boat paddle towards a flooded home in Hurricane Isaac-hit Plaquemines Parish
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Water from the Gulf of Mexico floods Highway 23 in Hurricane Isaac-hit Plaquemines Parish
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal talk to local residents at an ice and water distribution point while touring damage from Hurricane Isaac in Jean Lafitte
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Man bails water out of his mother-in-law's flooded home after Hurricane Isaac in La Place, Louisiana
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Slidell Police Department Swat detective Jeff Theriot helps residents evacuate the Forestwood Apartments in the Olde Towne area after Hurricane Isaac passed through Slidell, Louisiana
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
Traffic signal lights and trees are partially submerged in floodwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
National Guard soldier evacuates a child from the flood waters caused by Hurricane Isaac in Laplace, Louisiana
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
A truck is submerged in flood waters after a Hurricane Isaac levee breach in Braithwaite
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Ashley Lane and his daughter make rice and gravy on their porch after Hurricane Isaac knocked out their power in Bay Saint Louis
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
Orange groves are flooded along highway Route 23 in Hurricane Isaac-hit Plaquemines Parish
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Winkleblech helps his neighbor Jordan evacuate the Forestwood Apartments in the Olde Towne area after Hurricane Isaac passed through Slidell, Louisiana
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Workers survey a derailed train sitting in floodwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
A house is partially submerged in floodwater in the aftermath of Hurricane Isaac in Braithwaite
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Slidell Police Department Swat detective Jeff Theriot helps residents evacuate the Forestwood Apartments in the Olde Towne area after Hurricane Isaac passed through Slidell, Louisiana
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
St. Tammany officials walk over lock two of the Pearl River Navigational Canal after Hurricane Isaac in Bush, Louisiana
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Robert Taylor tries to keep the sand and rain out of his eyes as Hurricane Isaac passes through Gulfport, Mississippi
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
St.Tammany officials inspect lock two of the Pearl River Navigational Cana after Hurricane Isaac in Bush, Louisiana
Source: Reutrers Date:09/03/2012
Statue of Virgin Mary stands in yard of house flooded by Hurricane Isaac in La Place
Source: Reuters Date:09/03/2012
