Week long curfew for Houston

A week-long curfew has been imposed in Houston to prevent looting in the wake of Hurricane Ike which hit the US city and many other parts of Texas.



Officials said the night-time curfew is needed because most of America\'s fourth-largest city is without power.



Rescuers have evacuated nearly 2,000 people from the worst hit areas along the Texan coast.



A US official warned that Texan oil refineries put out of action by the storm could take up to nine days to recover.



Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston, Texas, early on Saturday with 110 miles per hour wind.



Ike has so far been blamed for eight US deaths, five in Texas, two in Louisiana and one in Arkansas.