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Marine One flies U.S. President Bush over oil refinery, devastated by Hurricane Ike, near Texas
16 Sep 2008
Source: Reuters
 
Marine One flies U.S. President George W. Bush over an oil refinery, devastated by Hurricane Ike, near Houston, Texas, September 16, 2008. The death toll in the wake of Hurricane Ike rose to 30 in Texas on Tuesday as officials in Galveston warned of a growing health threat on the island city that took a direct hit from the monster storm. Bush surveyed the damage from the air and pledged swift federal aid to the millions of people living around the U.S. energy hub of Houston who are facing the fourth day without electricity or clean water. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES)
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