Hurricane Ike blows through the trees just after daybreak on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Obenson Etienne walks to his house along a flooded street through driving rain and wind from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Clouds form as the sun sets on the island of Providenciales and Hurricane Ike approaches the Turks and Caicos Islands, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Ike is due to arrive in the Turks and Caicos on Sunday.
A beach is vacant of visitors along a stretch of resort hotels as Hurricane Ike approaches the island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Ike is due to arrive in the Turks and Caicos early Sunday.
A speedboat shuttles residents back and forth from the islands of North Caicos and Providenciales as Hurricane Ike approaches the island of Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008. Ike is due to arrive in the Turks and Caicos early Sunday.
Men look for a ride while walking through driving rain and wind from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the northern Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Debris litters a sidewalk during Hurricane Ike, as seen through the windshield of a car, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A street is flooded by Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A vehicle drives along a street flooded by Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A man walks through driving wind and rain from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Hurricane Ike blows through the trees just after daybreak on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Local residents walk past a house destroyed by Hurricane Ike, on the island of Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Cars and debris are strewn about a day after the passage of Hurricane Ike, at the shut-down airport, on the island of Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Hurricane Ike drives rain through the grounds of the Somerset on Grace Bay Resort, just before daybreak on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Wind-driven water floods a neighborhood during the passage of Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
Two men walk along a flooded street through driving rain and wind from Hurricane Ike, on the island of Providenciales, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008. Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A man rides his bike past a building destroyed by Hurricane Ike on Grand Turk Island in the Turks and Caicos islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
A man stands inside a home that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike on the island of Grand Turk in the Turks and Caicos islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A man rides his bike past a house that was destroyed when Hurricane Ike hit the area on the island of Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
A man carries his daughter as his wife, partially hidden, follows behind as they wade through a flooded road after Hurricane Ike hit the area on the island of Grand Turk in Turks and Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
Layla Butterfield, age 2, is carried into a truck by her mother as 12-year-old Precious Ewing sits in the truck bed, in front of a building destroyed by Hurricane Ike, on the island of Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008. Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7, where people in this British territory sought refuge in emergency shelters or in their homes.
A man crosses an area flooded by Hurricane Ike on Grand Turk Island on the Turks and Caicos islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
The post office's sign lies on the ground near a building that was destroyed by Hurricane Ike on Grand Turk Island in Turks and Caicos islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
Residents repair a roof damaged by Hurricane Ike on Grand Turk Island in Turks and Caicos islands, Monday, Sept. 8, 2008.
An aerial view of a flooded area on Grand Turk Island, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7.
Horses stand on a flooded concrete lot, on Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. Hurricane Ike was a category 4 hurricane as it roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos island chain Sept. 7.
A general view of the damage produced by Hurricane Ike, shot from a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, over Grand Turk, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. A small Coast Guard helicopter detachment is deployed to help out Turks and Caicos in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
Turks and Caicos' Governor Gordon Wetherell, center, and a medical expert get off a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter after being flown to Grand Turk Island, in the Turks & Caicos Islands, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2008. A small Coast Guard helicopter detachment is deployed to help out Turks and Caicos in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.
