Silvester Tapia trata de levantar una tapa para canalizar el agua de las inundaciones en una calle de Houston, Texas.

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Trabajadores se preparan para remover escombros de un restaurante de comida italiana en Galveston.

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Trabajadores de la compañía de electricidad tratan de restablecer el servicio en las zonas afectadas por el huracán Ike.

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Carlos Barrilia limpia el barro acumulado frente a un restaurante en Galveston.

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María Suárez consuela a su sobrina Rosalinda Galván junto a los restos de su apartamento en Houston.

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Jesse Ramírez (izq) coordina la ayuda en Galvesto, junto al especialista del ejército Peter Strauch y Regina Herrington.

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Inés Maldonado, un mexicano residente legal, corta los árboles en una propiedad dañada por el huracán Ike.

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El mexicano José Mezquita pinta una casa en Houston, mientras ayuda en la reconstrucción.

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Trabajadores tratan de reparar el techo de una pizzeria en Galveston.

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Varios miembros de las cuadrillas de ayuda mueven refrigeradores de una compañía de productos médicos que resultó muy dañada.

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Vernon Robin Jr. cuts up a tree that fell close to his father's home after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R) talks with Deputy Chief Thomas Garrity and others during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain walks to his vehicle during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) pets a dog as he greets people during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) walks with Lt. Jerry Kots during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (R-AZ) greets people during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain visits fire station Engine Co. 56 during a campaign stop September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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PHILADELPHIA - SEPTEMBER 02: Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain (C) sits with Deputy Chief Thomas Garrity (L) and others during a campaign stop at fire station Engine Co. 56 September 2, 2008 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Republican National Convention, which kicked off yesterday with an abreviated schedule due to Hurricane Gustav, runs through September 4. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Marco Rosamano picks up leaves and branches as he cleans up his front yard a day after Hurricane Gustav hit southeast Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana September 2, 2008. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES)

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Vernon Robin, 66, pauses while picking up debris outside his home after Hurricane Gustav, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008, in Morgan City, La. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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Haitians cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008. Officials said at least 61 people had died in floods in impoverished Haiti on top of 500 killed last week by Tropical Storm Hanna. REUTERS/ Evens Felix (HAITI)

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Haitians cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008. Officials said at least 61 people had died in floods in impoverished Haiti on top of 500 killed last week by Tropical Storm Hanna. REUTERS/ Evens Felix (HAITI)

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U.N. peacekeepers help Haitians cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008. Officials said at least 61 people had died in floods in impoverished Haiti on top of 500 killed last week by Tropical Storm Hanna. REUTERS/ Evens Felix (HAITI)

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U.N. peacekeepers cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008. Officials said at least 61 people had died in floods in impoverished Haiti on top of 500 killed last week by Tropical Storm Hanna. REUTERS/ Evens Felix (HAITI)

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U.N. peacekeepers help Haitian children cross a river after floods near Port-au-Prince September 7, 2008. Officials said at least 61 people had died in floods in impoverished Haiti on top of 500 killed last week by Tropical Storm Hanna. REUTERS/ Evens Felix (HAITI)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, September 07, 2008 at 01:15 PM EDT shows cloud coverage over the Northeast as Tropical Storm Hanna produces rainfall over the New England states. Scattered clouds are also visible throughout much of the Midwest. To the south, Hurricane Ike is centered over the Great Inagua Island, northeast of Guantanamo, Cuba. Ike is an extremely dangerous Category 4 hurricane and continues to generate heavy rainfall, intense winds, and severe weather. For more information, please see http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/.(AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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A taxi cab drives past a neon sign reflected in a puddle in Times Square, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 as rain from Tropical Storm Hanna falls over New York. Much of the early effects of the storm were not felt as strongly as predicted. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck)

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Rain falls on a street sign in Times Square, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008 as rain from Tropical Storm Hanna falls over New York. Much of the early effects of the storm were not felt as strongly as predicted. (AP Photo/Edouard H.R. Gluck)

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Gissella Gonzalez, who is visiting from Chile, dances in the warm rain of Tropical Storm Hanna in Rehoboth Beach, Del. on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. There were no reports of any deaths or injuries in the U.S. attributed to Hanna, which was blamed for disastrous flooding and more than 100 deaths in Haiti. (AP Photo/Pat Crowe II)

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A taxi drives through a puddle as remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna drench the city of New York September 6, 2008. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES)

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Roger Daniels, left, and Idus Spooner, top center, work to secure their house from the flood waters of the Ochlocknee River, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. The river is rising because of heavy rain from Tropical Storm Fay. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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As the Ochlocknee River, background, rises because of rain from Tropical Storm Fay, Lewis McKinney works to secure his property from the rising water, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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Joe Mezzina removes a bike from his flooded bike shop, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. Rain from Tropical Storm Fay caused his shop to flood when a nearby lake overflowed.(AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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Jim Robertson walks along a downed pine tree to survey the damage to his apartment, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008, in Tallahassee, Fla. The tree, which measured eight foot in circumference, fell on Saturday as tropical storm Fay moved through the area. (AP Photo/Phil Coale)

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National Summary: The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay will continue to produce widespread rain and thunderstorms for the Gulf Coast and into the Southeast. A large high pressure will keep the Great Lakes and Plains dry, while the Northwest will get wet.

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Algussie Thompson is helped ashore by Fish and Wildlife officer Charles Higman after Tropical Storm Fay flooded her Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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Stranded residents are ferried out after tropical storm Fay flooded their Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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Stranded residents are ferried out after tropical storm Fay flooded their Timber Lake neighborhood on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2008 in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 01:45 PM EDT shows clouds over the South where the remains of Tropical Storm Fay continue to drop very heavy rain. Clouds descending from Northeastern Canada down to Fay will trigger some thunderstorms later today. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 01:45 PM EDT shows the remains of Tropical Storm Fay over the Southern region of the US. Clouds just to the west of the Lesser Antilles are associated with a tropical wave that has some potential to strengthen into a tropical depression later this week. (AP PHOTO/WEATHER UNDERGROUND)

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