Evacuations ordered over possible dam break from Isaac [1]
USA Today
By Rick Jervis, William M. Welch and Alison Bath
Carlo Maltese and his dog Pin ride in a boat after being rescued from his flooded home as Hurricane Isaac hits Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Braithwaite, La. (David J. Phillip /AP Photo)
Officials began releasing water at a lake dam that threatened to break near the Louisiana-Mississippi border, flooding a rural area, as Isaac weakened to a tropical depression on Thursday.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal [2] called the situation in the Tangipahoa Parish [3] area "the biggest challenge" the state faced Thursday and said 40,000 to 60,000 would be affected if the dam breaks. Search-and-rescue teams have been evacuating residents within a one-mile area throughout the day. Two nursing homes also have been evacuated.
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