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Originally posted by lifesaver
Why on earth did it take 2 to 3 days to get the airport up and running to get emergency supplies in by plane.
Even yesterday I was asking why they were BUSSING the survivors in to Houston. I'm no logistics expert, but to me it makes sense to load up C5's with food, water and ice, fly them into MSY (NOLA Airport) and then load up the planes and fly those people out to Hobby Airport (just a few miles from the Astrodome) and bus the refugees to the astrodome. They could make it from NOLA to Houston in an hour. Then load the planes back up with more supplies and fly back to NOLA. If you didnt need to take as many supplies (as the number of refugees there dwindeled), you could take in materials and pumps and such to repair the levee's, etc.
Why am I the one to figure this out?
ETA - The Houston Texan's play at Reliant Stadium right next door to the Astrodome. Houston dosent really know what to do with the Astrodome yet. This is a great use and probably its last. It will probably be redeveloped into Hotel space - or parking lots.
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I have to agree with your sentiments about why does the relief effort seem haphazard and illogical... I mean they knew that the hurricane was going to hit, they knew it was going to be big - so why weren't contigency plans looked at and response teams organized to move in as soon as it was safe? Why has there been such a delay in organizing control and communications through the National Guard? Why the delay in accepting foreign assistance?
I'm not sure but does anyone know who is in command of relief efforts when it is a multi-state disaster? Is is FEMA? or is the White House or the Pentagon involved?
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