Hurricane Ike: Curfew in Houston to deter looters

Graham Tibbetts
London Telegraph
Monday, Sept 15, 2008

Hurricane Ike’s battering of Houston has led to a week-long curfew being imposed on the Texan city.

The measure, which will run from dawn until dusk, was ordered by the authorities to deter looters and help prevent accidents on roads strewn with broken glass, fallen trees and live power lines.

America’s fourth largest city is also suffering from power cuts, with three-quarters of its population without power.

Rescuers said they had saved nearly 2,000 people from waterlogged streets and shattered houses along the coast of Texas.

Many had ignored evacuation orders and tried to ride out the storm.

“I have nowhere to go,” said Ldyyan Jonjocque, 61, as she waited waiting for a bus with her four Australian shepherd dogs. She wept as she told of officers rescuing her in a dump truck.

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