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TSA officer hands out bottled water out to people at POD center near downtown Houston following Hurricane Ike

16 Sep 2008

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A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer hands out bottled water out to people who have been waiting for hours for food to arrive at a POD or point of distribution center near downtown Houston following Hurricane Ike September 16, 2008. REUTERS/Richard Carson (UNITED STATES)
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Fifi Marroquin (R) waits in her wheelchair on a street as residents wait for food and carry away water and ice from a FEMA point of distribution center near downtown Houston ...

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