Despite the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, where many residents refused to heed common sense and evacuate and faced one of the worst U.S. natural disasters of recent history, there were a shocking number of residents in Galveston, in the thousands, who elected stay behind as well and watch the storm roll in this weekend — despite urgent warnings from all government levels to evacuate.
Pictures tell the story of how this predictably worked out … from Galveston residents walking along the sea wall watching massive waves begin to crest and clowning for pictures …
Clowning for Ike
… To, eventually, the post-hurricane video of death and destruction. The clip below on FOX News says it all, the camera panning a sea of crushed plywood and brick that had days before been homes and places of business:
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