1.   But what they have lacked is a method to quickly and economically seal-up damaged homes to protect against further destruction.

2.   City officials expect inspection teams to finish their walk-through of damaged homes by Friday, assuming floodwaters ebb as expected.

3.   Even badly damaged homes provide better shelter than either the woods or temporary lodging with already struggling host families, aid workers said.

4.   Government delays in reconstructing damaged homes left scores of angry families homeless.

5.   In the aftermath of Hurricane Felix, the seven damaged homes on Ocean Walk were condemned by town officials.

6.   Los Angeles County fire crews helped move furniture from the damaged homes, but there was nothing they could do to thwart the waves.

7.   Problems with access also hampered efforts to determine an exact number of damaged homes and businesses.

8.   Sixty residents were evacuated from damaged homes.

9.   Some emergency officials said they noted new cracks along some roads, damaged homes and cars that were knocked from one side of a street to another.