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Hurricane Ike batters Texas
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-09-13 10:03 Residents stand next to the ocean as Hurricane Ike approaches the coast of Galveston, Texas, September 12, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Ike on Thursday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water. [Agencies] |