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Hurricane Ike Quick Facts Update

Galveston has suffered $18 billion in damages.
The US death toll has risen to 51 but appears to have leveled off.
The Red Cross and other relief partners are sheltering over 40,000 people in more than 260 shelters.
More than 3,540 residents from coastal areas have been rescued by air, ground and water.
Power has been restored to 800,000 customers, but nearly two million customers remain without power in east Texas and along the coast.
More than 1,322 truckloads of water and 1,161 truckloads of ice have been distributed throughout the storm-affected areas.
Six ports are still closed - Freeport, Galveston, Houston, Port Arthur-Beaumont, Lake Charles, and Texas City.
Currently shut down: 89.2 % of US gulf oil production and 75.4% of US Gulf natural gas production.
Cumulative impact of Gustav and Ike: 27.67 MM barrels of crude oil cut, 137.43 B cubic feet of natural gas cut, 48.07 MM barrels of refining cut.

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