Wow. I've spent some time looking at pictures of a ravished Crystal Beach and Galveston area from Hurrican Ike. I am so sad for all the people left homeless, their belongings destroyed. My heart is breaking looking at these pictures and the devastation. I had NO idea how damaging Ike truely was. It has not received the press that Rita did. Anyways, here is a folder of pics from Ike. Some are truely heartbreaking, some show the strength of the human spirit to endure and thrive and pull together in times of need. I pray for all those families.
This link brings you to an article about a woman who lost her house to Rita and had another one rebuilt to withstand a class 5 hurricane. It did withstand it, but nothing around her house did. The photos are almost surreal, but they are real. Scroll down and there is a photo gallery of Ike's aftermath.
How Did Lone Home Survive Ike?