颶風“艾薩克”侵襲美國路易斯安那州

Hurricane Isaac is battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds driving sheets of rain as it slowly moves ashore.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the storm made landfall late Tuesday in southeastern Louisiana with sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour. Forecasters expect Isaac to slowly weaken later Wednesday .

Total rainfall could reach 50 centimeters in some areas, while some parts of Louisiana could see storm surges as high as four meters.

U.S. President Barack Obama has urged residents to get out of the storm's way, saying, "now is not the time to tempt fate" and dismiss official warnings.

The president declared states of emergency for Louisiana and Mississippi, making both states eligible for federal funding and other aid.颶風“艾薩克”侵襲美國墨西哥灣北部沿岸地區，在緩慢登陸的過程中帶來狂風暴雨。

美國國家颶風中心說，“艾薩克”星期二晚間在路易斯安那州東南部登陸，風力達到每小時130公里。氣象人員預計“艾薩克”星期三晚些時候風力將逐漸減弱。

受“艾薩克”的影響，一些地區的降雨量可能達到50釐米，路易斯安那州一些地區可能看到高達四米的海浪。

美國總統奧巴馬敦促當地居民離開危險地區。他說，在目前的情況下不能心存僥倖，不能無視政府機構的警報。

奧巴馬宣佈路易斯安那州和密西西比州進入緊急狀態，因此這兩個州可以要求聯邦政府提供資金和其他援助。