Waves crash behind a statue commemorating the devastating storm of 1900 as Hurricane Ike approaches the Texas coast, Friday, Sept. 12, 2008, in Galveston, Texas. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 is to date the deadliest natural disaster ever to strike the United States with most official reports placing the death toll at 8,000.
(Photo: AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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