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Hurricane Isaac remnants bring flooding

The remnants of Hurricane Isaac brought rain to drought-stricken parts of the lower US Midwest after the storm killed at least 30 people on its trek across the Caribbean and Louisiana and Mississippi, authorities said.

devastation: A truck and gazebo float in water in Braithwaite, Louisiana, where resident Angela Serpas cries at the sight of her flooded home. Floods also hit the rail network and killed animals
devastation: A truck and gazebo float in water in Braithwaite, Louisiana, where resident Angela Serpas cries at the sight of her flooded home. Floods also hit the rail network and killed animals

Isaac lost much of its punch while passing over Missouri, with top sustained winds dropping to 20 mph and flash flood threats diminishing, the National Weather Service said.

Flood warnings were still in effect for the Kansas City, Missouri, area as well as south-central Illinois, but flooding was not expected to pose much of a problem. At least five deaths in Louisiana and two in neighbouring Mississippi were blamed on Isaac.

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