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Hurricane Isaac: '13,000 homes damaged' in Louisiana (BBC)
Hurricane Isaac damaged at least 13,000 homes in the state of Louisiana after coming ashore on the US Gulf Coast, officials have estimated.
A spokeswoman for the state's emergency preparedness office called the number "very preliminary".
Isaac killed seven people and brought heavy flooding to areas near New Orleans.
Floodwaters are now receding, but thousands of people were forced out of their homes.
By Tuesday about 1,500 evacuees were still in shelters but most power outages were restored, almost a week after the storm hit the mouth of the Mississippi river as a category one storm.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-19484355
