Images taken from the International Space Station on Tuesday show Hurricane Isaac dominating the Gulf of Mexico as the storm lashes New Orleans.

The category one hurricane moved into Louisiana late on Tuesday and by Wednesday morning was sitting southwest of the city of New Orleans.

The city has been hit with winds of up to 85mph and more than nine inches of rain, with the storm due to continue for another day.

But apart from some buildings in the city suffering from minor storm damage and trees being uprooted, New Orleans appears to have avoided the worst of the storm and a repeat of the devastation caused by Katrina. Multi-billion dollar flood defences built after Katrina largely held up, according to the Army Corp of Engineers.

The eye of the storm will not move over New Orleans, and the storm is likely to be downgraded later on Wednesday.

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Hurricane Isaac seen from International Space Station