Almost a year later, a member of C.O.D.R.A. (Coalition of Disaster Relief Agencies) in Pearlington noted that all but 2 homes, every building, and every vehicle in the town of 1600 was destroyed, and a storm surge travelled 4 miles inland to drown what little was left under 12–20 feet of toxic stew "The Once-Forgotten Town of Pearlington, MS" (journal article), Jon White, Pearlington-CODRA Pearlington Recovery & Resource Center (online journal), C.O.D.R.A (Coalition of Disaster Relief Agencies), August 23, 2006.