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Hurricane Ike death toll could take years to finalize

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September 18, 6:35 AM

by Tony Hake, Denver Weather Examiner

Searches go through houses in Crystal Beach, Texas
on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Ike.
Smiley Pool / Houston Chronicle

Recovery efforts from Hurricane Ike continue in Texas in the wake of the devastating storm. The death toll in the state stands at 17 however tens of thousands of people chose not to evacuate and officials are concerned the actual toll is much greater than that. It could take years for a full accounting of the missing to happen as it is thought that some that stayed behind and chose to ride the storm out were simply washed away into the Gulf of Mexico.

Search and rescue personnel have completed a search for survivors and the Red Cross is now performing welfare checks on people named by relatives. An estimated 90,000 people stayed behind and accounting for them will be virtually impossible. The death toll will of course not climb to that high of a number but it is expected that at least some of that number will never be accounted for.

In the coastal town of Crystal Beach, the stench of rotting animals and livestock permeated the air where dozens stayed behind. One account told of a survivor seeing a friend pulled out to see when she couldn’t hold onto the rafters of a home.

Seabrook, TX police officer Jeff Galyean hugs his 4th grade teacher, Sue Harral, on
Tuesday in front of her home. The house was swept into the middle of the street and
was several hundred feet from its foundation. Mark Wilson / Getty Images

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Hurricane Ike rains destruction; Rescue efforts begin

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September 14, 4:18 AM

A TV cameraman tapes the wreckage left by Hurricane Ike In Galveston. Bob Pearson / EPAWith the passing of Hurricane Ike, emergency responders in the Houston and Galveston area begin the task of aiding and rescuing the approximately 140,000 people... Read More
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Hurricane Ike makes landfall; 1.8 million without power

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September 13, 3:58 AM

The eye of Hurricane Ike made landfall Saturday morning as a category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph at 1:10am MDT. Long before that though the effects of the storm were being felt as the winds and storm surge began to batter Galveston Island and... Read More
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Hurricane Ike closes in on Galveston & Houston; 1 million evacuate

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September 12, 5:44 AM

Color enhanced satellite image of Hurricane Ike as of Friday, September 12, 2008. Click for larger view. Potentially the most devastating hurricane since Hurricane Katrina three years ago is nearing the Texas Gulf Coast Friday morning. Hurricane... Read More
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Texas begins evacuations; Monster Hurricane Ike threatens

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September 11, 10:11 AM

500 miles of Texas coastline are now under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Ike continues to threaten the Texas Gulf Coast. Tens of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate including all of Galveston Island and many other vulnerable... Read More
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Texas on alert as Hurricane Ike heads for land

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September 10, 6:20 AM

The Texas coastline is preparing for a potentially devastating strike from Hurricane Ike this weekend as the storm regains strength. The center of the storm is currently 145 north of the western tip of Cuba and moving toward the northwest... Read More
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Hurricane Ike hits Cuba; Texas and Louisiana watch closely

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September 8, 1:13 PM

Hurricane Ike continues to wreak havoc on its trek west as it struck Cuba Monday morning. The storm made landfall as a category 3 storm but has since been downgraded to a category 2 with sustained winds of 100 mph. Four storms have claimed... Read More
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All eyes on Hurricane Ike now

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September 7, 4:58 AM

Category 4 Hurricane Ike pummeled the Turks and Caicos Islands Saturday night and Sunday morning with dangerous winds, sea surge and rain as it continues its trek west. At 3:00am MDT the storm was 215 miles east-northeast of Guantanamo Bay,... Read More
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Hanna makes landfall; Ike continues west

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September 6, 4:30 AM

What could probably be called "storm weekend" for the east coast hit in earnest early Saturday morning as Tropical Storm Hanna made landfall along the North Carolina / South Carolina border. With sustained winds of 60 mph the center of... Read More
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Government forecasters raise hurricane prediction for season

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August 11, 7:38 AM

In their August update to hurricane season forecasts, experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have changed their predictions for the season and now expect a greater chance of hurricanes this season. They are now predicting... Read More
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