The storm that had been Hurricane Isaac crawled into the central US today, leaving behind a soggy mess in Louisiana and two further deaths.

More than 500,000 people have lost power as Hurricane Isaac moves through south-east Louisiana, bringing torrential rain and flooding.

Hurricane Isaac made landfall in south-east Louisiana today, with winds of nearly 80mph.

Isaac turned into a full-blown category 1 hurricane today as it rolled over the Gulf of Mexico toward Louisiana, where residents in four states left boarded-up homes and New Orleans waited nervously behind flood-defence levees strengthened after the devastating Katrina struck exactly seven years ago.