Storm surge from Hurricane Rita pounds the beach community of Surfside Beach ion the Texas Gulf Coast early afternoon Friday while awaiting landfall of Hurricane Rita.

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Surfside Beach, Texas, September 23, 2005: Storm surge from Hurricane Rita pounds the beach community of Surfside Beach in Brazoria County early afternoon Friday while awaiting landfall of Hurricane Rita. ©Bob Daemmrich

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Size: 3000px × 1955px
Location: Surfside Beach Texas USA
Photo credit: © Bob Daemmrich / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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