Texas prepares for a gigantic hurricane Ike
2008-09-12 08:45:30 GMT2008-09-12 16:45:30 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Residents board up the windows of their homes with the downtown skyline as a backdrop as Houston braces for the arrival of Hurricane Ike September 11, 2008. [Agencies]
Traffic lines Interstate 45 leaving Houston as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas Gulf Coast Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008 in Conroe, Texas. [Agencies]
Hurricane Ike is pictured over the Gulf of Mexico in this NOAA satellite image taken on September 11, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of people fled coastal areas in the path of Ike on Thursday as the storm gathered strength on a collision course with the Texas Gulf Coast, threatening to swamp populous areas around Houston under a massive wave of water. [Agencies]
A residents stands on a pier in Key West, Florida, as Hurricane Ike passes to the south September 9, 2008. [Agencies]
People walk along a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike in the coastal town of Surgidero de Batabano, south of Havana September 11, 2008. Ike has caused widespread damage and a panorama of destruction in Cuba, still reeling from the more powerful Hurricane Gustav 10 days ago. [Agencies]
Residents board up the windows of their homes with the downtown skyline as a backdrop as Houston braces for the arrival of Hurricane Ike September 11, 2008.
