New Orleans: A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed in New Orleans by the city’s mayor as Hurricane Isaac continues to lash the city.
The curfew was set to start Wednesday night and would last until further notice.
City’s new floodgates were closed amid sustained winds of up to 130km an hour.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal told reporters on Wednesday that the state would be dealing with Isaac “through early Friday morning”.
“We’re going to continue to see the weather effects of this storm, especially as it moves to the northern part of our state,” he said.
Police cars have been patrolling the nearly empty streets since Isaac began bringing fierce winds and heavy rains to the city Tuesday night, The Associated Press reported.
Rescuers in boats and trucks plucked a handful of people who became stranded by floodwaters in thinly populated areas of southeast Louisiana.
Authorities feared many more could need help after a night of slashing rain and fierce winds that knocked out power to more than 600,000 households and businesses
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