Quick but Costly Recovery from Hurricane Ike
304 views · Published 26 September 2008 · 2:20 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2008 · News & Politics
Hurricane Ike came ashore in southeast Texas September 12th and devastated Galveston and other coastal areas. The storm also knocked out power for more than two million people in Texas, many in the Houston area. And it disrupted business at the port and nearby oil refineries. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from the state capital of Austin, Texas, economists say the effects of the disaster will be felt all over the United States.
