Places along the coast where Hurricane Rita hit are now plagued with debris from homes, cars, boats, trees, among other things. Boats were washed into residential areas and onto roadways due to the storm surge and high winds. Port Arthur Mayor Oscar Ortiz stated 2 refineries appeared to be leaking gasoline and oil rigs were ripped loose from their moorings and drifted ashore. The evaluation of damage is still underway to determine the long term environmental issuescaused byHurricane Rita.