Hurricane Ike Hits the Coast of Texas

Hurricane Ike Hits the Coast of Texas

Hurricane Ike has hit the coast of Texas. It is losing its intensity but remains dangerous. Comment on images of the storm in the streets of Houston: winds of 200 km/h have caused many damage in the 4th American city. Commentary on infographic images (drawn from the hurricane on a map), followed by the excerpt from the statement to the press by Ed EMMETT, Harris County Judge: he asks people on the road to the hurricane to remain vigilant and to lock themselves in their homes. Comment on factual images (heliwinching, rescuers, raging seas): more than one million people have already been evacuated. The rescue team expects to find many victims in the next few hours. Conclusion on illustration images (flooded street): Hurricane Ike is the most devastating since Katrina in 2005.

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File : Texas: environmental crises

Publication date : 13 September 2008