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Tue 09 Sep 2008Hurricane aid rushed to Texas amid health fears
US President George W. Bush will view storm-struck areas of Texas today as the energy hub of Houston and other areas struggle to recover from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ike.
Millions of people remain without power, the battered island city of Galveston was deemed unfit for habitation and there were reports of 27 deaths nationwide from the storm that churned far inland after striking the Texas coast on Saturday.
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