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Originally posted by lifesaver
Now that the levee has broken and everything in the city will be flooded. They are saying they will have to evacuate everyone left there for the month it takes for them to get basic services restored. Who would have thought we'd be in a situation where one of Americas larger cities (1 million in the area or so) would have to be completely evacuated and not because of a terrorist attack.
I hope we learn from this because it will happen again because of a hurricane or somehwere on the west coast in an earthquake. Hopefully we'll learn how to evacuate a large city and keep everyone safe and comfortable.
It's tragic tho. Much like 9/11, I cant watch the news anymore.
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As they area already talking about how they will rebuild and New Orleans will rise again, part of me wonders whether that's a smart idea. Unless they can come up with a levee that can handle a Cat 5, then they are just setting themselves up to go through this again. Maybe that's doomsday thinking on my part, but the last couple years have seen so many records when it comes to hurricanes, and NO is so particularly vulnerable, that I worry that as soon as they get things resembling some sense of normalcy, they will face another storm like this.
I was feeling that way about the news too, especially when I woke up at 4 am to use the restroom and ended up watching CNN for another hour. Then the thought crossed my mind... At least I can just turn off the TV. These people are living this. They can't just change the channel and have it all go away. What an incredible tragedy.
Dee
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