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U.S. faces potentially catastrophic storm-Chertoff
12 Sep 2008 19:43:34 GMT
Source: Reuters
MIAMI, Sept 12 (Reuters) - The United States faces a potentially catastrophic storm strike as Hurricane Ike bears down on Texas, threatening to inundate miles of coast with a wall of water, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said on Friday.

Chertoff said more than 100,000 residences could potentially be affected by flooding. (Reporting by Michael Christie, Editing by Patricia Zengerle)


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A woman sits on a piece of wood as waves crash in Galveston, Texas September 12, 2008. Hurricane Ike closed in on the Texas coast on Friday, pushing a wall of ...



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