Rescue Mission After Ike Strikes ; Thousands of Homes Flooded

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RESCUE crews in the US navigated debrisstrewn streets to reach people still stuck in some of the thousands of homes flooded by Hurricane Ike, while authorities in the fourth-largest US city, imposed a curfew and warned residents that it would be weeks before Houston is fully back up and running.

Heavy morning rains hampered early rescue efforts in the hardest- hit areas of the Texas and Louisiana gulf coasts, while those who had evacuated and tried to return to the Houston area yesterday found both interstate highways and side streets blocked by flooding and debris.

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Rescue Mission After Ike Strikes ; Thousands of Homes Flooded

Authorities hoped to spare thousands of Texans - 140,000 by some estimates who ignored orders to flee ahea...

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