Hurricane Katrina
ZephyrZodiac:
I'm sure a lot of people would like to build more resilient homes, but not everyone has the money! Why else do you think people living in earthquake zones keep returning to the towns and villages that were devastated? The only money they have is probably tied up in the land, which they can't sell, so their only options are either to live as refugees in a shanty town or go back and try to get on with their lives while they can.
And for people who live in safer areas of the world - it's not really their place to criticize, in many cases it's fate that placed them where exactly they are!
breyerii:
Quote from: ZephyrZodiac on 2005 September 01, 23:48:43
And for people who live in safer areas of the world - it's not really their place to criticize, in many cases it's fate that placed them where exactly they are!
I concur.
Sure, the locals had been warned to leave the area in advance, but... not everyone has the means to afford to leave home for weeks. Someone just had to stay at home and cross their fingers.
ZephyrZodiac:
Exactly, and elderly people in particular often can neither afford to leave nor are they even capable of doing so without help.
Trubble:
I second all the well wishes. My heart goes out to everyone touched by this event.
vecki:
Living in Australia, where we seem to alternate between years of drought and sudden floods washing away whole towns, with the occasional massive bushfire thrown in around Sydney almost every Christmas (I REFUSE TO SUCCUMB TO THE 'WILDFIRE' WORD THAT THEY'RE (THE SUITS AT THE METRO FIRE SERVICE)[/i] TRYING TO PUSH ON US), has made me rather grateful I live where I do, in Adelaide. We're not as extreme as the rest of Aus, it sometimes seems.
So glad you're safe, reggikko.
You guys have no idea though, with my real name being Katrina, how weird it is to constantly see headlines telling me how much damage I've done.
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