US city evacuated
Updated
A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for the city of New Orleans as a massive hurricane bears down on the Gulf Coast of the United States.
Hurricane Gustav is currently a category four, with winds up to 240 kilometres an hour.
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is calling Hurricane Gustav the "mother of all storms" and he's ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city.
Hurricane Gustav has already slammed into western Cuba, smashing buildings and flattening crops.
