5% stayed.......they said in any other instance it would have been
60-70%....
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"Barbara" wrote in message
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> Yes, it appears many of the people who did not evacuate were the poor. Or
> maybe people who couldn't get gas. I heard the lines at the gas stations
> were terrible. Do you always keep your car with a full tank?
>
> Since the city issued an evacuation order why didn't they fill up all
> their buses and get people out of town? I saw a shot on TV showing dozens
> of school buses in a parking lot under water. Why weren't they put to
> good use?
>
> I think the city needs a better evacuation plan. You can't expect everyone
> to get out on their own when they are poor, elderly or disabled.
>
>
> Bill H. wrote:
>> The biggest thing I don't understand is why people would stay in town
>> when a hurricane is coming. Most people have no idea how dangerous
>> these things can be.
>>
>> I cleaned up my sister's house in Navarre, FL after Hurricane Ivan and
>> a huge tree had been ripped out of her back yard and fell over. She
>> stayed at home and it could very well have landed on her house and
>> killed her and her daughter. I just don't understand why people
>> wouldn't leave. Some people may be poor, of course, and don't have a
>> car or can't get their family out, but a lot more people stayed in the
>> area than should have.
>>
>> As for the looters - well, some of them are stealing food and diapers
>> and whatnot from the grocery stores to survive. Hopefully, most of the
>> businesses have insurance to cover their losses, and aren't going to
>> the inventory.
>>
>> And yes, some looters are robbing jewelry stores, but since I'm not
>> there I can't say what percentage of looting is "justified". If I were
>> stuck there and starving, yeah, I'd break into a store for food and
>> water and so would anyone, I bet.
>>
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