So sad.
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Bolivar devastated, no longer a peninsula
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Published September 16, 2008
BOLIVAR PENINSULA — What was Bolivar Peninsula is now three separate islands, and most homes there were destroyed.
“It’s no longer Bolivar Peninsula,” State Rep. Craig Eiland of Galveston said. “It’s an island times three. The roads are cut, and the bridges are out. Residents won’t be back anytime soon.”
No bodies have been found, but officials said the situation was grim.
“I’m not Pollyanna,” County Judge Jim Yarborough said. “I think we’ll find some. We certainly expect to find some.”
Yarborough said emergency crews were on the ground. He urged the remaining 300 residents to leave on emergency boats and helicopters.
By next week, sheriff’s deputies will institute marshal law, forcing remaining residents out of the area.
Transportation to the area is cut off. The Bolivar Ferry will be down for months. There is no estimate on when the service will return.
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=717cdf213dccfb5a
What freaks me out is that we all KNOW there is dead out there. There has to be. But the fact that they have not been found easily is kind of eerie.
My brother worked on the Mississippi coast burying cables after Katrina and they were constantly “bumping” into bodies, randomly finding one here and there for months after the storm.
This ordeal is so different it seems...and not in a good way.
You either go across the ferry or down a road that is easily underwater with a high tide. Otherwise, they are in big trouble...I can understand how the authorities feel...yet...the people love this place and want to live there...I just hope and pray...people and authorities can work this out...
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You know beaches repair their selves over time. I believe this will happen with Bolivar Peninsula...no telling how many times over centuries a hurricane has destroyed this Peninsula and it’s rebuilt itself.
Pollyanna would recognize that when not even a blade of grass remains sticking out of the sand,it’s time to expand the search.
An eye towards probable time of most structural failures, cross referenced with radar, windfield data, and estimated bay currents from that point in the storm is one approach.
Quick and dirty, the numerous debris trails (as seen in overhead imagery) gives general direection, and trained dogs can take it from there.