Hurricane Ike's repair bill

West Orange: Dead fish stuck in a fence as floodwaters recede Photograph: Eric Gay/AP

Galveston: Palm trees stand at the entrance of what used to be a business along the water, on the north side of the island Photograph: Larry W. Smith/AFP

Galveston: Christopher Cox walks around the remains of his trailer Photograph: Carlos Barria /Reuters

Winnie: A cowboy attempts to round up cattle from receding floodwaters along Gulfway Drive Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Galveston: A boy and his dog wait to be evacuated outside Ball high school Photograph: Carlos Barria /Reuters

Galveston: Heather Bloomfield cleans up her home Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

Galveston: Ingrid Gonzalez hangs a ribbon on a sculpture that commemorates the hurricane in 1900 that killed more than 6,000 people Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty

High Island: Fallen power lines across Gulfway Drive on the Bolivar peninsula Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Houston: Electrical and forestry workers line up for deployment at the Sam Houston race park in the effort to restore electrical power Photograph: Steve Ueckert/AP

Winnie: A mound of frozen and cold food items on the parking lot of a supermarket Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/AP

Houston: Glass debris from the Chase Tower on a downtown Houston street Photograph: James Nielson/AP

Houston: City workers start cleaning up debris Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty

Houston: A long line of cars snakes around a parking lot for gas at a station in Tomball Photograph: Brad Loper/AP

Pasadena: Residents carry boxes filled with ready meals they picked up from a Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) distribution point Photograph: Jessica Rinaldi /Reuters

Texas Gulf: Ships wait to enter the Houston ship channel Photograph: David J. Phillip/AP