What technically makes a home uninhabitable?
Some examples include fallen trees in a main living area, serious roof damage, blown-out windows or broken exterior doors. You also may qualify if your home lacks power or water. The Red Cross Safe and Well Web site is the best resource that I’m aware of that provides help in locating people displaced by disasters such as Hurricane Ike. The site provides a place where people affected by a disaster can register as “safe and well.” The site also provides a list of standard messages you can select to let friends and family know that you are O.K. It also allows family and friends to search the list of those who have registered themselves as “safe and well.” KTRK-TV also has a Post Hurricane Ike Person Locator that allows people to post messages about missing persons in various parts of the Houston area. The Galveston Office of Emergency Mangement has set up a hotline to report missing people from unincorporated areas of the county including Bolivar Peninsula, Bacliff/San Leon, Freddieville
