Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Elevated houses along Highway 87 survived Hurricane Ike's twenty-foot storm surge with minimal damage. Homes that were not elevated in this area no longer exist. Ike came in one month ago from Galveston Bay, just across the highway to the right. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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Title: Elevetated homes remain stading on the beach in Texas

Production Date: 10/15/2008

Caption: Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Elevated houses along Highway 87 survived Hurricane Ike's twenty-foot storm surge with minimal damage. Homes that were not elevated in this area no longer exist. Ike came in one month ago from Galveston Bay, just across the highway to the right. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Photographer Name: Greg Henshall

City/State: Bolivar Peninsula, TX

Disasters: Texas Hurricane Ike (DR-1791)

Disaster Types: Hurricane/Tropical Storm

Categories: Mitigation
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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15/10/2008

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