A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008)

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A statue in memory of the victims lost at sea during the Galveston hurricane of September 8, 1900, “Place of Remembrance”, the work represents the suffering of the victims and the strength of the survivors who stayed to rebuild the city, Hurricane Ike just passed through the community. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA (Galveston Island, TX, September 22, 2008)

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August 29, 2005 - Hurricane Katrina makes landfall in the United States

These are just a few images of more than 3,300 images taken by FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. 

Oh wow. That’s all I can honestly think to say.