Thousands flee Texas coast as Ike approaches

Suranjana Ghosh a year ago Region: United States

Authorities in the Houston area and along the Southeast Texas Gulf Coast ordered hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate Thursday as Hurricane Ike lumbered toward the coast and threatened to grow even stronger. Traf... more

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Hurricane Ike enters Gulf; on path for Texas

Suranjana Ghosh a year ago Region: United States

Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center predicted Ike, which has already raked the Caribbean and Cuba, would feed on the Gulf's warm waters and intensify before slamming into Texas somewhere near Corpus Christi early ... more

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Texas officials weigh evacuations as Ike nears

Suranjana Ghosh a year ago Region: United States

With Hurricane Ike steaming into the Gulf of Mexico, Texas emergency officials Tuesday stood ready to order 1 million people evacuated from the impoverished Rio Grande Valley and tried to convince tens of thousands of ille... more

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Hurricane Ike weakens to Cat. 1 along Cuba coast

Suranjana Ghosh a year ago Region: United States

The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Ike has weakened to a Category 1 storm as it moves along Cuba's southern coast. At 5 p.m. EDT Monday, Ike's center was located about 45 miles southeast of Cienfuegos, Cuba. T... more

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