Some Ike victims may not be allowed to rebuildSource: MSNBC
Hundreds of people whose beachfront homes were wrecked by Hurricane Ike may be barred from rebuilding under a little-noticed Texas law. And even those whose houses were spared could end up seeing them condemned by the state.
'Being stared at was all I ever knew' Source: Guardian Unlimited
Christian Constantine was born with the severest facial deformities his doctors had ever seen. Since a baby, he has been through more than 35 agonising operations to rebuild his features. Caroline Phillips hears how the tireless devotion of his family has kept him going
Oh When CODEPINK Came Marching In (To New Orleans On Eve's V-Day)Source:
For my entire life - years before Hurricane Katrina - I fantasized about New Orleans. I dreamed of being decadent in the French Quarter in clubs where my music heroes played. I dreamed of tasting the food, studying the architecture, hearing the accents, and being cradled in t …
Historic tower saved from the sea.Source: the Mail online
As a dramatic landmark it has towered above cliffs for 178 years and inspired some of the heights of English literature.
But as the land on which it stood was battered by erosion, the future of Clavell Tower looked bleak.
In Forgotten New Orleans, Life and Hope Stir at the Bottom Source: The New York Times
New Orleans is slumping into hurricane season. The danger is not just in the weather. Hotels in the French Quarter are hiring private security squads to soothe jittery guests; the police are considered outmanned and unreliable.
Rebuilding Iraq turning into miserable failureSource: TIME
U.S. efforts to rebuild Iraq are so beset with daily violence, corruption and poor maintenance that Iraqis will not be capable of managing reconstruction anytime soon, investigators say.
Lessons from Abroad: Kobe model for New OrleansSource: NOLA.com
Nearly 12 years after being mostly leveled in a cataclysmic earthquake, this port city halfway around the globe has a glittering new skyline, a model for New Orleans as it negotiates the early stages of recovery from an equally ravaging disaster.
Talks to Rebuild World Trade Center StallSource: Reuters
The developer of the World Trade Center site and New York officials discontinued negotiations today after missing a deadline to decide who gets to build what.
Post-Katrina Promises UnfulfilledSource: The Washington Post
Nearly five months after Hurricane Katrina swamped New Orleans, President Bush's lofty promises to rebuild the Gulf Coast have been frustrated by bureaucratic failures and competing priorities, a review of events since the hurricane shows.