The U.S. state of Texas battle on Monday to provide aid to its inhabitants who were badly affected by Hurricane Ike, while the storm was moving toward Canada.
According to a report by the television network CNN, Hurricane Ike moves into Canada after leaving a trail of destruction from the Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes of the United States.
However, the state government was still recommending that thousands of people to leave some very battered areas where aid supplies can hardly be sent to meet the needs of those affected.
Reports said that around 2,000 local people have been rescued from flooding by helicopters and boats and rescaistas are still peinando shattered communities along the coastal areas.
In Galveston, where Ike made landfall early on Saturday, reported that between 15,000 and 20,000 people still remain in a situation which is deteriorating under over time.
The superintendent of the city Steve LeBlanc said the same day at a press conference that Galveston "can not be safely accommodated at this time its people" and urged residents to leave behind the place and those evicted before the city not to return.
"We are sliding into a downward spiral if the whole world began to return," said LeBlanc. "Our resources are stretched to the maximum."
In Houston, the fourth largest city in the United States, about 1.5 million people are living without electricity and thousands have no clean drinking water, but have begun to receive food and other necessities sent by government agencies.
The city is still under curfew from dusk until dawn because of a lack of electricity since its two main airports only partially resumed its operations.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry called on victims to wait more patience with the delivery of aid and those who were evicted to not return to their homes in haste.
