In 13 days, Hurricane Ike caused over $10 billion in damages and 114 deaths across Cuba, Haiti, and the United States. Ike wiped out many shoreline communities in Galveston, Texas through strong winds, storm surge, and debris, though not to the same extent as Galveston suffered in 1900. Ike was the first major hurricane to directly hit a major US metro area since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.