What Does The Future Hold For The Water Damaged City Of Galveston
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Hurricane Ike did not reach a category three as was predicted by weather forecasters, but the punch he did pack proved to be strong enough to deliver some really nasty damage to coastlines, especially for parts of Texas and Louisiana. He came ashore with over twelve feet storm surges and winds of up to 110 miles per hour. This was strong enough to cause power outages for millions of people and flood many homes, businesses, and streets. Who could tell if Ike will be the last storm to hit the Gulf Coast this hurricane season or not? For those who will have to clean up the mess left behind Ike, they are probably praying that it will be. The city of Galveston, Texas is one of the hardest hit by the storm, but even Houston, that is further inland, was not spared a fairly devastating blow. It is not that often at all that a big town like Galveston will suffer terrible damage caused by a natural disaster, but it does happen from time to time. It can be disruptive to thousands upon thousands of people who live in a city when these kinds of storms roar through metropolitan areas. Schools have to remain closed and business is impossible without water, gas, and electricity. FEMA will no doubt be very busy for sometime to come giving aid to those who need it. This will include thousands of folks who are not able to get back on their feet on their own. Food and water must be sent in by FEMA and charity organizations such as churches. This helps those in need for the immediate future, but long weeks of chaos lie ahead as people try to return to their homes to see just how bad their personal damage is. Not only will individual homes and lives be affected by the chaos, but government buildings and services will have to be gotten back in working order as well. All of these things such as garbage service, the postal service, city bus service, and whatever else you can possibly think of will be grounded until cleanup and utility restoration takes place. It really does not take as much as we think to bring a big town to its knees and stop it dead in its tracks and it seems that nothing can do it faster and more destructively than Mother Nature herself.
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