What was Bolivar Peninsula is now three separate islands

[tannybogus]

BOLIVAR PENINSULA — What was Bolivar Peninsula is now three separate islands, and most homes there were destroyed.

“It’s no longer Bolivar Peninsula,” State Rep. Craig Eiland of Galveston said. “It’s an island times three. The roads are cut, and the bridges are out. Residents won’t be back anytime soon.”

No bodies have been found, but officials said the situation was grim.

“I’m not Pollyanna,” County Judge Jim Yarborough said. “I think we’ll find some. We certainly expect to find some.”

Yarborough said emergency crews were on the ground. He urged the remaining 300 residents to leave on emergency boats and helicopters.

By next week, sheriff’s deputies will institute marshal law, forcing remaining residents out of the area.

Transportation to the area is cut off. The Bolivar Ferry will be down for months. There is no estimate on when the service will return.

http://www.galvnews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=12cf63fc73921960

[Purveyor]

1. I'm just sickened by the latest video coming out of the area. We used

to camp nearly every weekend on the secluded beach beyond High Island and Gilcrest was our supply stop.

Now it appears Gilcrest exists in name only. How tragic and sad.

[B2G]

2. Unbelievable

Mind-boggling devastation. It's just gone. I can't imagine what those residents must be feeling right now. Surreal is an understatement.

[Saphire]

3. As a teenage girl growing up in the Sabine Pass area in the 70's, and knowing

the road to Galveston so well, I'm saddened to see it all gone. At one time, you could drive Hwy 87 all along the coast to the ferry, but parts of the highway were washed out years ago. Since then, you had to take the High Island route.