Texas Hurricane Ike (DR-1791)

Texas Hurricane Ike (DR-1791)
Photo date: April 15, 2010
Photographer: FEMA / Patsy Lynch
Categories: Mitigation, Hurricane/Tropical Storm, Flooding
A home in Spanish Grant, TX is about to be torn down as part of the the buy out program being sponsored by FEMA and the State of Texas. Residents who chose to participate in the buyout program are paid fair market value of their homes and the home is demolished. The local and State governments will determine the final use of the land. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

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