Piles of debris are lined up along the seawall on Galveston Island.

Hurricane Ike Cleanup - Beaumont Texas

Residents have returned and are beginning the recovery process.

Debris caused by Hurricane Ike is piled up to the sides of the streets

Downtown business area in area on Galveston Island

Great deal of damage from the storm surge created by Hurricane Ike

The Gulf Bank debris collection site averages 450 trucks a day.

Workers from Virginia help restore electricity to Houston.

Utilitiy crews work to restore transformers that were damaged during Hurricane Ike.