US authorities are shutting up shop as tropical storm Karen whirls its way closer to the coast. <br /><br />With the US government on shutdown the Federal Emergency Management Agency had to recall workers on unpaid leave to shore up their defences.<br /><br />Evacuations have been ordered in low-lying areas of New Orleans in preparation for landfall early on Saturday.<br /><br />...<br />http://www.euronews.net/
