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Blog Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
Ike would be the first major hurricane to hit a US metropolitan area since Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago. For Houston, it would be the first major hurricane since Alicia in August 1983 came ashore on Galveston Island, ...
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Ike made landfall with 110 mph winds about 2 am yesterday near the barrier isle of Galveston, then blew through Houston, flooding streets, downing power lines and smashing the windows of downtown skyscrapers. ...
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Hurricane Ike heads towards Houston and authorities in the Houston area and along the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Thursday as Ike bore down with hurricane-force winds that stretched ...
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The former Texan governor will fly in tomorrow, days after he declared it a disaster zone. He said it was too early to determine the extent of the damage Ike had on petrol production. "The Secretary of Energy briefed us on preliminary ...
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"I expect a lot of damage in Houston from this storm," said Masters, adding that Ike could cause a "huge storm surge" affecting at least 100 miles of the Texas coast. Houston officials were expecting some flooding, the question is how ...
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disaster zone US President George W Bush has declared Texas a federal disaster zone after Hurricane Ike..., Ike flooded the coastline, ripped off roofs and caused extensive blackouts. Rescuers in Galveston
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While the Galveston Bay area faces the potential of widespread devastation, Ike will spread destructive wind, rain and a storm surge more than 200 miles from its center. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings cover most of the Texas ...
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Blog Source: www.chron.com
Rick Perry is creating a task force to recommend ways to improve the state's response to and recovery from natural disasters and to find additional temporary housing for victims displaced by Hurricane Ike. In an event in Houston today, ...
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Hurricane Ike bore down on the Gulf Coast of Texas this morning, its leading edge already battering Galveston Island with storm-whipped waves as the National Weather Service warned residents in low-lying coastal areas that they "may ...
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. Individuals in counties in the declared disaster zone can register for assistance by calling 1-800-621-FEMA... determine disaster zones are safe to re-enter. Louisiana is also suffering from Ike. Several parishes