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Residents walk through flooded streets caused by Hurricane Ike in Galveston
12 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Residents walk through flooded streets caused by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas September 12, 2008. Hurricane Ike moved on Friday within 24 hours of striking the densely populated Texas coast near Houston with a possible 20-foot (6-meter) wall of water in what may be the worst storm to hit Texas in nearly 50 years. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi (UNITED STATES)
Reuters/JESSICA RINALDI


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Boats are scattered around a burned building after Hurricane Ike hit in Galveston, Texas, September 13, 2008. Hurricane Ike slammed the Texas and Louisiana coast on Saturday with ferocious winds and ...




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