Pictures worth more than a thousand words

Shots of Crystal Beach on the Bolivar Peninsula before and after Hurricane Ike. But, according to this report, the problem here is not just cleaning up the debris. "The sludge left in homes and on roads as floodwaters recede represents a “toxic soup” of mud, human waste, asbestos, lead and gasoline that poses serious health risks and must be removed before people return."

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