Hurricane Isaac has reached the Louisiana coastline, with winds of up to 80 miles per hour.
The storm will hit New Orleans in the coming hours – on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which left the city devastated.
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The city has closed its floodgates in a bid to ensure it’s adequately prepared this time.
President Obama is warning people in the southern United States to take Hurricane Isaac seriously.
He says "now is not the time to tempt fate" as it reaches Louisiana.
