Oct 12, 2008 3:10 PM (28 mins ago) By JUAN A. LOZANO, AP » 28 mins ago: Recovery, ruin visible in Texas a month after Ike « 5 hrs ago: Recovery visible in Texas a month after Ike This story ranks # 861 of 4,649 Related Topics: GALVESTON, Texas (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) Beth Hanna picks through the sand and muck and debris Friday, Oct. 10, 2008 trying to recover any of her salvageable belongs after her Crystal Beach, Texas home was completely destroyed last month by Hurricane Ike. Hanna is slowly picking and digging through every bit of her property. GALVESTON, Texas - A month later, piles of Sheetrock, appliances, furniture and family mementos dot most streets in this island town. Electronic road signs in southeast Texas flash, "Watch for cows next 20 miles," a reminder that few fences remain to hem in livestock. Blue tarps...
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