The US state of Texas was struggling to provide relief to its residents who have been badly hit by the Hurricane Ike on Monday, as the storm moved to Canada.

According to a CNN report, the Hurricane Ike has moved into Canada after it left a trail of destruction from the US Gulf Coast to the Great Lakes.

Damage after the passing of Hurricane Ike is seen in Crystal Beach, Texas, September 14, 2008. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

However, the state government was still urging thousands of people to leave some badly-hit area where relief supplies could hardly be delivered to meet victims' need.

Local reports said that about 2,000 people have been retrieved from flood by helicopters and boats and rescuers were still combing the shattered communities along the coast areas.

In Galveston, where Ike had its landfall early Saturday, between 15,000 and 20,000 people are still reported staying in deteriorating situation.

A firefighter walks through the debris of houses destroyed by Hurricane Ike in Galveston, Texas September 14, 2008. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

City manager Steve LeBlanc told a Monday press conference that Galveston "cannot safely at this point accommodate its population," urging residents left behind to leave and those who heeded evacuation warnings not to return.