Posted
9/30/2005 07:46:00 PM
by Douglas
The real victim of Rita's trip to Houston: your
freezer.Hurricane Rita caused an estimated $111 million in damage in Harris County, including more than $75 million in food discarded by supermarkets and convenience stores, local officials said Thursday.
Wind damage was relatively low because Rita slid so far to the east, striking near Beaumont, Harris County Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt said at a news conference to discuss storm damage and recovery.
Then again there are the poor souls that died of
poor planning.