It is not my intention to bash the people who suffered a loss ,
Just a few thoughts
#1 Bury the dead.........pray for their salvation
#2 Treat the wounded.....pray for their recovery
#3 Do not rebuild anything that was destroyed by the storm/storms, roads built on sand, houses , etc , move out of harms way, why invite disaster and suffering every 100 years or so.
There's a relevant verse in the Bible: "Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash."
Both in literal terms and in figurative terms, I insist on building my house on the rock. As much as I would enjoy an ocean view from some dune on the coast, I could not in good conscience demand that the taxpayers subsidize my risky choices. My house is on a hill - and on a foundation of actual rock. Similarly, my life is guided by scripture. it should not surprise anyone that not only is God always right on what is good, but his guidance is always best for us.
Where is this "out of harms way" location of which you speak?
I don't live where hurricanes walk, but I do have the occasional tornado drop by for a visit and then there are the ice storms and blizzards that are frequent guests at my home.
I have yet to find a place on this earth no natural disaster has ever struck.
Once every hundred years? That is pretty good.