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Hurricane Ike Strikes Galveston

Category Natural Disasters & Major Accidents
Date September 13, 2008
Country United States

Hurricane Ike struck the upper Texas coast, generating dangerous storm surge and widespread damage across Galveston and greater Houston. It became one of the costliest hurricanes in U.S. history.

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