Hurricane Ike: Flooding and debris in Texas and Lousiana

Residents on a boat look at the damage to the I-45 highway near the entrance to Galveston Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Houses in Myrtkle Grove, Louisiana, stand in floodwaters from Ike's storm surge Photograph: Michael Democker/AP

A man in San Leon, Texas, looks at a roof ripped off a house by the strong winds and left lying in the road Photograph: Dave Einsel/Getty

Bolivar Peninsular, Texas, flooded after Ike made landfall Photograph: AP

Houston's 75-storey JP Morgan tower, the tallest building in Texas, stands with its windows blown out Photograph: Larry W Smith/EPA

Men walk on the flooded I-10 highway in downtown Houston Photograph: Jay Janner/AP

Debris is left on the I-45 highway from Houston to Galveston, where Ike made landfall Photograph: Carlos Barria/Reuters

Boats pile up on the side of the I-45 Photograph: Reuters

Boats pile up elsewhere in Galveston. The city, which is on an island, was hit by winds faster than 100mph Photograph: David J Philip/AP

The remains of bars and restaurants along a Galveston sea front boulevard Photograph: Johnny Hanson/AP

An aerial view of flooded homes in Galveston Photograph: Pool/Getty

Floodwaters cover Scholes Field in Galveston Photograph: Pool/Getty