Hurricane Ike

A gallery of photos cataloging the destruction left in Ike's wake, taken by Austin American Statesman can be seen here.

The Red Cross:

• Has 25 mobile kitchens moving into the ike affected areas, ready to serve up to 500,000 meals.
  
  
• Are ready with 1 million ready to eat meals for those impacted by Ike.
  
  
• Have 2, 000 disaster relief workers on the ground. 1,400 more on their way to help those affected by Ike.
  

Here in Mississippi on Thursday Morning the Gulf of Mexico rose up about a block from where it normally gently laps the shore. Roads, bridges and homes were flooded. During high tide it was impossible to get in or out of my neighborhood. This flooding continued through Friday until Ike made landfall in Texas several hundred miles away. We did not get any rain that I know of the flooding was the entire Gulf of Mexico being pushed inland. The storm was so big it lifted the Gulf up and pushed that enormous body of water about a block inland. It was unbelievable to see.

It has been my experience here on the Gulf that the Red Cross does excellent work. If you are inspired to help, donating to the Red Cross is one option that I can tell you will make a difference here today and in future tragedies.