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Nearly 400 people are missing two weeks after Hurricane Ike hit parts of Texas.
“There are a lot of elderly folks, just looking at the age column,”Many of them are from the hardest hit areas of the county, including Boliver, Crystal Beach and Gilchrist.
About 75% of homes in the Galveston area are uninhabitable.
For the first time since Hurricane Ike blew away much of the city, residents of Galveston began streaming home today.But the city is in such bad shape, those hurrying back home were given an ominous warning: Bring tetanus shots, rat poisoning and don’t bring children.
If that’s not enough, planes are spraying the city with insecticide to prevent a boom in the mosquito population, the water isn’t drinkable and people are urged to wear face masks to guard against inhaling toxic mold that is proliferating in the sweltering city.
One way you can help is through giving to the Greater Houston Community Foundation.
Via / ABC Local, ABC National, y Para Justicia y Libertad
While we have been focusing on how readers can help Caribbean victims of the hurricanes, close to home, in Texas specifically, the impact on areas like Bolivar and Galveston, is being hidden from the public eye, with more questions than answers, and with a community and country on edge fearing another Katrina like scenario.
XicanoPower, who faced the storm in Texas, is telling us that no one is being allowed in. What happened to the over 1000 prisoners that were left stranded in jail? While reports say that all is well inside, no one has actually been inside.
We are seeking information as to the demographics of these areas as well? Who are these most affected populations?
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