Given the scope of the storm and population in the affected area I must say that I am amazed at the progress made so far. (No, I don’t give the Big O the credit.)
I’m not really familiar with the areas affected but it looks like there are areas still flooded and inaccesible to first responders or utility crews until recently. One cannot really stage a rescue mission until after the disaster has stopped happening. Even then the rescuers can’t show up the minute the wind stops blowing.
This did, indeed, turn out to be Frankenstorm...with more yet to come. I worry about all affected...but especially the elderly that may not have family close by or friends able to help them.
I understand both sides. The frustration of the people and the limitations of the rescuers. It’s a very bad situation.
Rockaway is an island that is on the southern coast of Queens (one of the five boroughs that make up New York City.) This is a beach community that has never had a storm of this magnitude hit. The city has not made good progress getting disaster relief into these cutoff and hard hit areas. The national guard should be there distributing water and MREs. ConEd (the local utility) should be a government entity the way that they have managed this storm.
I am very disappointed at the way that Bloomberg has managed this disaster.