[a fool in paradise]

Emergency preparedness experts generally agree that after the quake and tsunami, most roads will be too damaged for driving, so people will have to walk to safety.

Ever get into a crowd all moving the same way (evacuating an event like a concert or sporting event)? Ever notice that some people stop or walk against the motion?

Magnify that by 100.

And a stampede that encounters some stopage or slow down would increase the body count (not from the storm, either).

[Sherman Logan]

Emergency preparedness experts generally agree that after the quake and tsunami, most roads will be too damaged for driving, so people will have to walk to safety.

Uhh. After the tsunami, isn't it a little late to escape it?