Residents of Galveston Island, Texas, were returning to their homes Wednesday, almost three weeks after Hurricane Ike devastated Texas’ Gulf Coast. But living conditions will remain rough, city officials stressed at an afternoon news conference. Most residents will not have …
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Inside the Eye of Hurricane Ike
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYcYiOgXWfg] Forecasters say the sheer size of Hurricane Ike, almost as big as Texas itself, means hours more of it battering the state. The storm slammed onto Galveston Island this morning, flooding thousands of homes.