In Louisiana declared evacuation because of the threat of break of a dam on the Mississippi river

In a number of settlements in the U.S. state of Louisiana announced evacuation because of the threat of break of a dam on the Mississippi river, informs on Thursday, on August 30, the portal of Greater New Orleans. The construction may be destroyed because of the flood, which was the result of the torrential rains that brought hurricane "Isaac".

The evacuation is declared in the district Тангипахоа (Tangipahoa Parish). As have informed the authorities of the district, the water in the Mississippi river rose so high that threatens to destroy a dam Percy Quinn (Percy Quin Dam), which protects the area of the local river Тангипахоа.

The head of the district Gordon Burgess (Gordon Burgess) announced the evacuation of more than 50 thousand people, who found themselves in potentially dangerous zone, notes portal WWL. Local police monitor the state of the dam from helicopters. Employees of emergency services, however, argue that the threat of break of a dam exaggerated, and the sign of its imminent destruction no.

Hurricane "Isaac" struck on the Atlantic coast of the USA in the end of August 2012. Power supply violated in more than 600 thousands of households. on August 29, U.S. President Barack Obama announced the South-Eastern regions that have been affected by the cyclone disaster zone.