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2K Rescued From Ike; Houston Enacts Curfew

Hundreds of thousands of residents still without power

By Drew Nelles,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 14, 2008 2:36 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Nearly 2,000 people who refused to evacuate the Texas coast ahead of Hurricane Ike have been rescued, state officials reported this afternoon, with the Wall Street Journal reporting only 4 confirmed casualties. Texas Gov. Rick Perry launched what he called the biggest rescue in state history, sending crews by land, sea, and air in a search that was door-to-door in hard-hit Galveston.

Houston police earlier today announced a nighttime curfew for the next week, CNN reports.
The 9 pm to 6 am curfew is “for purposes of public safety,” he says: "We are asking people to not be out in the streets either in vehicles or on foot unless you have to, in the case of an emergency.” Hundreds of thousands of Texans are still without electricity after Ike landed in the state yesterday.

Motorists drive under downed power lines after Hurricane Ike swept through Houston, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.
Motorists drive under downed power lines after Hurricane Ike swept through Houston, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Damage to the retractable roof of Reliant Stadium is seen after the passing of Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Houston.
Damage to the retractable roof of Reliant Stadium is seen after the passing of Hurricane Ike, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Houston.   (AP Photo)
Matt Declerq, of Pearland, Texas, walks by the damage of a house on Saturday Sept. 13, 2008 in Pearland, Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the area.
Matt Declerq, of Pearland, Texas, walks by the damage of a house on Saturday Sept. 13, 2008 in Pearland, Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the area.   (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Mayra Beltran)
Damage after the passing of Hurricane Ike is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Crystal Beach, Texas.
Damage after the passing of Hurricane Ike is seen Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008, in Crystal Beach, Texas.   (AP Photo/Smiley N. Pool, Pool)
A woman and boy get a close look at flooded vehicle after Hurricane Ike swept through Houston, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.
A woman and boy get a close look at flooded vehicle after Hurricane Ike swept through Houston, Texas, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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