39,680 Families homeless due to Ike according to Government

43,680 families have been refered to the Hurricane Disaster Housing Program as of 12/26/08.  Of those only 4,000 have signed a lease.  This does not include the trailer program.  That enigma is "full".  See graphs from U.S. government (HUD website).

Book to Chronicle Hurricane Ike

The Galveston County Daily News is compiling a coffee-table book telling the story of Hurricane Ike and its effects on areas most affected by the storm. The book, to be titled “Ike: Stories of the Storm,” will be a full-color photographic essay of the storm’s story from...

Hurricane Ike Video Channel, from Galveston.com

Galveston.com documents Hurricane Ike Recovery Efforts.

Hurricane Ike Photoshows, from Galveston.com

See a variety of Hurricane Ike slideshows, from storm preparation, landfall, aftermath, and recovery.  From Galveston.com & Company.

Voice Report from markmayhew in Galveston

"Hi, this is Mark Mayhew in Galveston and I'm in the motel room with a hurricane survivor (Earl Shelton?) and (??) expired yesterday and we'll getting kicked out of them. He's getting kicked out he's motel room in...

Helping hands after Hurricane Ike

"About 50 Red Cross volunteers from this area went to Texas and neighboring areas after the storms, said Kris Krischano, a spokesman for the agency's Snohomish County chapter. Thursday's presentation is something new for the agency, Krischano said Friday. "When these folks...

Voice Report from markmayhew in Galveston

"Hi. I'm Mark and I just, er rediscovered Now Public. I've been in Galveston Texas for the last month ever since it was legal to come back in after Ike hit. I've been here and using Twitter mostly to update and...

How it all began (for me) in Galveston, TX

These are pics of how I arrived in Galveston, 2 weeks after Ike hit. I had at least made a trial run and had a job lined up, on the Greyhound bus ride there I met Juan, who was on his way to Galveston with neither...

Galveston seafood industry impacted by Hurricane Ike

Hurricane Ike has severely hurt the Gulf seafood industry.   I didn’t know this, but 60% of the oysters sold in the Eastern part of the US come from Texas and Louisiana.  The hurricane destroyed...

Galveston: Debris from Hurricane Washed up 120 Miles Away

FLOTSAM and debris are being washed up on shores as far away as Corpus Christi, over one hundred miles south of Galveston.   With recovery teams now moving in having sectioned off the piles of hubris into 44 heaps, the human death toll is expected to rise in the...

Galvestonians Return After Ike

This morning, Galveston Island residents are allowed to return to their homes for the first time since the mandatory evacuation 13 days ago due to Hurricane Ike. Officials have warned that over 75% of the homes...

Hurricane Ike - Pre and Post Storm Photos

Photos and videos courtesy of Personal Hurricane Center.com. Photos taken in Galveston, Kemah, and Houston before and after Hurricane Ike.

Update: Galveston Jail Chief Standards Officer Hugely Relieved

20-Sept-2008 A relieved top prison offical and state commissioner into prison standards, Adan Munoz, Jnr, has declared that the inmates at Galveston Jail were "never in any danger". Despite the power going out,...

Hurricane Ike Storm Surge

Wunderground graphic. See my NP story to see the storm surge graphic. Sending pictures or graphics to NP doesn't work quite right.

South Texas Coast Under Evacuation Order

Mandatory evacuation has been ordered for Corpus Christi, Texas and other coastal areas of South Texas. Hurricane Ike is forecast to make landfall at Corpus Christi sometime Friday night or Saturday morning,...

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