Isaac weakens, the US assesses the damage

The devastation caused by Hurricane Isaac on the gulf coast of the United States is becoming clear now that it has weakened to a tropical depression.

The weather system was the first major test of New Orleans' flood defences since the fatal devastation of Katrina exactly seven years earlier.

Many areas were still inundated despite the barriers and many people had to be evacuated.

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