Bush pledges swift aid to hurricane-hit Texas
United States President George Bush pledged swift federal aid for millions of storm-struck Texans on Tuesday.
United States President George Bush pledged swift federal aid for millions of storm-struck Texans on Tuesday.
Texas officials warned on Monday of a possible health crisis and urged thousands to leave the island city of Galveston.
Rescue teams scoured rubble and searched homes on Sunday in a huge rescue effort after Hurricane Ike cut a swathe of destruction through Texas.
Hurricane Ike slammed into the most populated part of the Texas coast on Saturday with ferocious winds and a wall of water that flooded seaside towns.
Hurricane Ike powered across the densely populated Texas coast and through Houston on Saturday, bringing ferocious winds and a wall of water.
Hurricane Ike barrelled into the densely populated Texas coast near Houston early on Saturday, bringing with it a wall of water and ferocious winds.
Hurricane Ike roared towards the Texas coast on Friday, threatening to drive a 6m wall of water into coastal communities and menacing Houston.