Thursday, August 30, 2012

Rescues as Isaac's surge tops levee in Plaquemines Parish, La.

People and a dog who were rescued from their flooded homes are loaded into a Louisiana National Guard truck, after Hurricane Isaac made landfall and flooded homes with 10 feet of water in Braithwaite, La., in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 29.
Carlo Maltese and his dog Pin get off a boat after being rescued from his flooded home as Hurricane Isaac hits Wednesday, Aug. 29 in Braithwaite, La.


People rest in a rescue truck atop a levee next to floodwaters after being rescued in Plaquemines Parish on Aug. 29 in Braithwaite, Louisiana. Dozens were reportedly rescued in the area after levees were overtopped by floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac. Today is the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Rescue workers look out at floodwaters from a levee on Aug. 29, 2012 in Braithwaite, La . Dozens were reportedly rescued in the area in Plaquemines Parish after levees were overtopped by floodwaters from Hurricane Isaac.



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