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Mississippi Army National Guard troops provided nearly 1,000 returning Hurricane Gustav evacuees with bottled water and ice at a distribution point near Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 2, 2008. Citizens began returning Sept. 1 and 2 after Hurricane Gustav caused most of the region to evacuate to safer areas.

WATER AND ICE

Mississippi Army National Guard troops provided nearly 1,000 returning Hurricane Gustav evacuees with bottled water and ice at a distribution point near Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 2, 2008. Citizens began returning Sept. 1 and 2 after Hurricane Gustav caused most of the region to evacuate to safer areas.

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