We have friends and relatives with friends/relatives, who survived Sandy. They started getting into contact with those living in the Post Sandy areas.
Like many heavy duty storms, people a couple of miles away from each other have totally different realities.
Some had minor flooding or car damage, others have lost their homes, can’t get into their homes. Many are out of food, water, dry clothes and gas for their vehicles or generators.
Some areas are out of control with mobs looting and survivors looking for food/water and shelter. After dark some in that area are hearing shouts and shots being fired near their damaged homes.
One lady has friends and relatives on both sides suffering from severe disaster or no problem. However, some who thought they were okay are now running into problems. One of her uncles is very well off. His beach area house now has severe water in the basement and there is no electricity to run the sump pumps. His small yacht in the same area is okay and undamaged. They have a large home,they live in away from the shore, and they have had no power since Sandy hit. He had generators which are now out of gasoline, and he has siphoned the gas from his small collection of cars and trucks. Now, the sump pumps in that home aren’t working and water is seeping in their big basement a few inches each hour. Their food water supply is running out as they became an emergency shelter for grown children and grand kids.
This may end up with Katrina looking like a medium size disaster versus a king size disaster from Sandy.
Dave this is just tragic, and my heart goes out for these dear folks.. aside from the obvious ramifications of real unrecoverable damage, the long term problems are going to to be deeply troubling..
These people change their attitude toward their own life long neighbors, as happened our hurricane IKE.. a few in our community began to sneak around stealing, and demanding stuff because they made no provision for the aftermath..
Most of us shared, as much as well could, some just slammed the door.. There are still bad feelings and recriminations..
Six of one, half dozen of the other.. No winners.. ugh!