Posted on 11/05/2012 8:22:55 AM PST by Qbert
The Obama administration's strategy of prepositioning supplies for quick distribution in disasters apparently has fallen short on meeting the demand for drinking water in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
"The agency [FEMA} appears to have been unprepared to distribute bottled water to Hurricane Sandy victims when the storm hit [last Monday]," Breitbart News reported over the weekend.
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I don't understand the water shortage for the rest, it's not like the whole country is down, a dozen or so miles inland there is plenty of water and upstate NY has loads of swimming pool tankers to fill up, also diesel is available to fuel the trucks to bring it in.
Of course if they must have Aquafina in eco-bottles then yes, there may be shortages.
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