Chris Cantell Discusses US News: Officials order Ike-scarred residents to leave by Radka Konkolova

The East coast of the United States is completely damaged. The most stricken area is that which is close to Gulf of Mexico. This last tropical storm went the same way as the first September’s hurricane, Gustav did. Ike hit Texas and towns of Houston, New Orleans and some other towns and cause huge damages.

Hurricane Ike has been very strong, even stronger than Gustav and other forecasted hurricanes. The wind during this blew with the speed of 180 km/h and caused waves of 18 inches’ high. This must have been something really savage and cruel. This and worries about peoples’ lives and possessions was the reason why at least one million residents of this area were evacuated in order to keep in safety. Unfortunately, there were some victims. It seems to me there is no house or other stabile building all around. They were either damaged and destroyed by strong wind and storm or flooded away by heavy rain and floods.

Some people were even confinement under the debris of their houses and stay some time without clean water and food. This was dangerous for some groups of people, for example for children, old people, patients, for example for diabetics. Now these areas belong to rescuers’ and firemen’ hands who are trying to find people under the remains and to help survivors who stayed there during the hurricane hit. Those were usually old people who have never been anywhere else except of their homes. So rescuers must provide that every man gets drink water, some food, blankets and ice they can demand to. They have also built some shelters where people can spend time or get something to drink and eat.

According to some news, there have been many people injured and some of them unfortunately killed by this element. Approximately 41 people are dead. President George Bush has had his speech and has asked the whole America and world to donate these people and help them this way to build and rebuild their new homes and lives again. Hopefully, they will pass this exam. I think all of them wish that Ike was the last catastrophe in their lives...

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/ike;_ylt=AnAzV.q541ZRpQKo3.NQBLys0NUE

by Radka Konkolova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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