It’s horrible to think about people losing their homes again, after they’ve been in the same situation three years ago.
Hurricane Gustav caused worries for the authorities and residents of New Orleans, which called for massive evacuation. With images of Hurricane Katrina still in their minds, residents are now more prepared to leave their homes and take refuge in shelters.
The storm could greatly damage communities, destroy homes, and take out establishments. But the worst it can do is ruin lives. While they are kept safe in shelters, people won’t be completely at ease, what with the thought of losing their homes. Unless they have alternative housing, storm victims won’t be completely safe.
Fortunately, housing assistance is made possible by federal grants. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides a number of programs that will help victims get decent, safe, and affordable housing. Residents of presidentially declared disaster areas will be qualified for community grants, where damaged houses and establishments will be repaired. It will also provide job opportunities and basic services. Low-income families, senior citizens, and the disabled will get help in finding safe places to live. Homes in danger of foreclosure will be eligible for foreclosure relief for a certain number of days; and residents will have access to funds reserved by Congress for emergency and natural disasters.
States and local governments are not the only entities that provide help for storm victims. HurricaneHousingSearch.org is an online directory that helps storm victims find free temporary housing and shelters. These are homes voluntarily offered by good-hearted residents all over the country as temporary housing for hurricane survivors.
Housing Assistance Network < http://new.housingassistancenetwork.com > - is a site that aims to help those who are in the low to moderate income brackets find financial assistance for housing, help in acquiring a new home, or grant programs from both state and non-government institutions.
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The death toll in Galveston has now risen to 20 and the confirmed hurricane deaths in Houston now stands at 10. Both are expected to increase as the days go by. And the newest and unexpected problem that officials are dealing with is a TIGER! It’s just one of those unintended consequences of STUFF HAPPENS.
A county official said Tuesday that the animal somehow left its enclosure at an exotic pets center in Crystal Beach. Animal experts are coming in to try and catch the tiger. Galveston County Judge Jim Yarbrough put it this way: “Turns out there’s a tiger, and I understand he’s hungry … so we’re staying away from him.”
Any tiger that’s on the lose- hungry or not, I’m staying way far away! :-(
A curfew remains in force for Houston, barring people from being on city streets from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., and officials were working to prevent looting and theft. Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt said the city has issued 108 citations and arrested 33 people who violated the citywide curfew that began on Sunday night. Hurtt said the arrests included several people in a stolen car, with stolen items inside.
Amazing!
Testimonies are amazing and heart-breaking. “A good bath would be nice: have the fire department swing by and spray us down,” said Carlos Silliman, 48, as he sat on a picnic bench in front of his Galveston Island home, where 18 inches of water flooded his garage and ruined a freezer full of venison. “I’m ready to have a cold beer and read the paper.” For most, such luxuries are far beyond the horizon. Many service stations have no gasoline, and some major highways remain under water. More than 30,000 evacuees are still living in nearly 300 public shelters, and roughly 2 million people in Texas alone are without power.
One of the biggest problems Houston faces in the wake of Hurricane Ike is a shortage of ice, Mayor Bill White said today, pledging to seek assistance from all possible sources, both private and public. “I’m more concerned about getting ice than anything else,” White said. “So long as the president is concerned and as long as we get all the resources of the United States …. the people of the United States will know we take this very seriously.”
So for the next few weeks Houstonians and those in the surrounding communities will learn to live a different life- much different than we’ve known.
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Kathi and Paul Norton huddled inside their house in Crystal Beach until it collapsed and was swept away. Their flag pole kept the house from collapsing on top of them, buying them a few seconds to escape, holding onto the staircase. “You never know what a hurricane is like until you ride it on a staircase,” said Kathi Norton, 47. As she spoke outside the giant, warehouse-like shelter on a former Air Force base in San Antonio, busloads of new evacuees were arriving, bumper to bumper. Just one of many stories.
Hurricane Ike has effectively shut down the fourth largest city in America. And the greed that caused the Digital Bust in the late 90’s under Bill Clinton, has come again under George Bush, but this time a financial market one. It seems as though we just refuse to learn that we cannot control either nature nor the markets! Black Monday for sure in Houston and maybe Wall Street as well.
Millions of Houston-area residents — sweltering without electricity in the dark, grievously anxious over their fate — finally got a break today: a cold front that dropped temperatures to 68 degrees. Last night I actually had to cover up with a sheet around 4am this morning. A small silver lining
The storm seemingly spared no one, with at least seven fatalities in Texas so far, floodwaters, fallen trees, and shortages of power, water and ice affecting every community from Galveston to Beaumont, Houston to Surfside, The Woodlands to Pearland. Ike also destroyed a number of production platforms and damaged pipelines in the Gulf of Mexico, exasperating a rebuilding effort that is expected to top $10 billion.
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While everyone has been watching tropical storm Ernesto, a new and very powerful storm formed in the pacific ocean off the coast of Mexico. This powerful storm has been given the infamous name Hurricane John. This name is infamous as it has been used already to name a previous major hurricane in 1994. In 1994, Hurricane John formed over the eastern Pacific and grew into a hurricane on Aug. 11, with winds reaching 170 mph making it a devastating hurricane. This new hurricane John also has a lot of power with sustained winds of over 115 mph.
Hurricane John shares a lot with the old 1994 hurricane John. They are both major hurricanes of category 3 or higher. The current Hurricane John has the strength to become a category 4 or even 5 like its predecessor. And they both had potential to cause awesome damage. If the current hurricane John tracks to the right as predicted, the coastal areas of Mexico like Acapulco could be devastated by mudslides, flooding and powerful and deadly flash floods. It is important to note that the high winds and rain are not the worst part of the storm. Resultant flooding, mud slides and flash floods have caused some of the worst tragedies on record.
Hurricane John is right now situated off the cost of Mexico and is taking a north western track parallel to the coastline. Tracking indicates the potential to strengthen in the next 24 hours to a category 4 or even 5 storm with sustained winds of 130-150+. Remember that even though Hurricane Katrina was a category 5 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico at one time, it was only a category 3 when it made landfall and devastated New Orleans and Biloxi. Just think of what a category 4 or even 5 hurricane could do to a more indigenous population in Mexico. In the rural areas they have less transportation and means of evacuation available to them. To see what could happen, one just needs to look at the impoverished nation of Haiti near Cuba. They have experienced many powerful tropical storms and hurricanes over recent years and have tragically lost many lives.
Hurricane John could also create storm surges like we saw in Katrina. Storm surges of 10 feet or more in rural and indigenous areas can produce enormously tragic results like the Tsunami in Malaysia. Many a typhoon (a hurricane to the west of Hawaii) has caused huge death tolls and massive destruction larger than most of their Atlantic Ocean cousins. Due to the size and geography of the Pacific Ocean, hurricanes and typhoons grow stronger much faster and have fewer conditions that destabilize their growth like shearing winds in the east. China was recently hit by typhoon Samoi which had sustained winds of 170+ mph when it hit China. This was the worst storm to hit China in over 50 years.
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Preparing your house for a hurricane is very important, and it does not need to be a difficult task when done properly. Most of the things that are important for protecting your home can be done in advance so you have everything you need when a storm comes your way.
The most important thing to have for any home is window protection. Windows are the weakness of any structure, but they do provide the light that is necessary for everyday living. Plywood is the easiest way to cover any basic window. It is inexpensive and easy to store away. You can simply nail it to the outside of your house to cover any windows, however there are many other ways to ensure protection in fierce winds. You can install brackets for holding the plywood. The brackets screwed into the structure to insure ample strength and they offer a quicker way to secure your house in an emergency.
Another great option to protect your home is with storm shades. They are a strong metal shade that rolls down over a window to protect it. They can easily be added to any existing home or be built into the exterior walls of a home under construction. They can be raised and lowered manually or be controlled by a electric motor. Either way, they are both just as effective against storm damage.
They have become the standard window protection for any waterfront home because of the constant ocean winds. The storm shutters are not very cosmetically appealing, but when they are installed with new construction homes, the appearance is minimized. Many condo structures include them when they are constructed because they offer such great protection. Besides just storm protection, the shutters offer great heat and light protection. Shutters can be automated to close during the day so that your home receives less sun exposure. This will keep summer electric bills at a lower cost as well as offering criminal protection during the day. When shades are closed at night they also offer the criminal protection and will block the morning sun in any room desired. Storm shutters are common in many countries for their versatile uses, and are becoming more popular in the United States every year.
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