Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Katrina disaster updates

Thu, 01 Sep 2005 15:08:51 -0700

In a message dated 9/1/05 1:11:46 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
The time to organize a total evacuation is
*before it's needed*.  No plans were made to
evacuate those who couldn't get out on their
own.

> The majority of the people there now are  people that chose
> to "ride out" the hurricane for whatever reason they had.

Not true.  Most of them were too poor to get out.
No car, no money to hire one, no place to go, no
money for a hotel if they could get out.  The bus
station shut down Saturday night.  Some of them
were sick or elderly.

I sure can agree with you on the fact that the time to organize for evacuation is before! All states are supposed to have evacuation plans and if they don't, they , the state elected officials, need to be held accountable. I'll disagree with you on  those not getting out not being able to. I'll agree there would have to be a certain percentage who absolutely had no way out. But Judy, I don't know if you have ever lived in a hurricane prone region. It is very common for people to reject all warnings to leave and ride out the storm thinking they will be safe. As a matter of fact people get together and have hurricane parties. There have been numerous interviews  so far in which people regretted not getting out when they had the chance and people here in Houston saying that their husband stayed behind to watch out for the business or the house. A friend of mine in Houma  La..would not leave because his mother refused to leave her house so he stayed with her and brought his aunts to the same house so they would be together. I haven't been able to get in touch with him to find out if he and his mom and aunts are ok. The only excuse for not leaving was if you absolutely had no transportation out. Refugee centers were being set up all over and they don't cost a penny to stay in. Then you have to ask yourself if there are thousands that have no transportation to get out, how on earth do you have a plan ready to be able to pick everyone of them up over a large city  within a few hours to get them to safety? Katrina chose her target and struck too fast  to prevent a major catastrophy.

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