Why has galveston been forgotten?

# Hurricane Ike is the third most destructive hurricane to ever make landfall in the United States.

# Disaster assistance for Texans affected by the storm has reached nearly $2 billion.

# More than $443.5 million in disaster assistance for housing, disaster-related needs and disaster unemployment assistance is in the hands of Texans for Hurricane Ike recovery.

# The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved more than $476 million in low-interest disaster loans.

# More than $583.5 million has been billed to FEMA for short-term, transitional sheltering in hotels/motels for eligible applicants. Some 4,602 eligible individuals and families are still participating in the program.

# More than $308 million in public assistance funding has been obligated for local government infrastructure repair and debris removal costs.

# FEMA has provided temporary manufactured housing for 2,617 applicants or 72 percent of the 3,648 applicants eligible for direct housing assistance.

# More than 20 million cubic yards or 85 percent of eligible debris has been cleared from disaster-affected counties.

# There are 13 FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Centers open in affected counties, offering face-to-face assistance. More than 139,000 visits have been made to the centers.

# Hurricane Ike was the most intense storm in the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season.

# The storm had the highest Integrated Kinetic Energy, the measure of storm surge destructive potential, of any Atlantic storm in history.

# More than 11,000 building permits have been issued by the City of Galveston since Hurricane Ike made landfall.

# Damages from Ike are estimated at $27 billion (2008 USD), if the estimates are true, Ike will be the fourth costliest Atlantic hurricane of all time and third costliest U.S. hurricane of all time.

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