From Reznet:
HOUMA, La.—Weary evacuees filled rescue shelters, and local officials watched the costly damage mount from Hurricane Ike after its massive storm surge swamped Louisiana’s coastline and flooded the bayou communities where much of the state’s Native American population lives.
At least two people were reported dead and tens of thousands were forced from their homes as dangerous water levels submerged neighborhoods and closed off highways, forcing people — still reeling from Hurricane Gustav less than two weeks earlier — to flee their homes and businesses yet again.
“We’re very tired of these hurricanes. It’s just like a repeat of the mud, the water and rebuild and rebuild,” said Dena Foret, 41, of Dulac, La., who has spent the last three nights at Houma Junior High School along with nearly two dozen of her friends and family members in the school gymnasium.
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