Dang...I mean, Panama City's not perfect, but at least before every storm the local TV and radio stations broadcast repeatedly where the regular and special needs shelters are, and the county (working with the Red Cross) makes sure that there are enough shelters to accommodate those who need them. Also, we've got public and private groups who give free transportation to a shelter to anyone who needs it.
Doesn't NOLA do this?
The radio program I heard yesterday said that the shelters they had would have been fine for a catagory III hurricane, but the level of wind and potential for flooding made the regular shelters unusable.....The dome was the shelter of last resort....and they weren't even sure it would be safe....They used as many buses as possible (although the city buses were not working, people walked...Generally they did the best they could....
St. Bernard Parish...People on their second floors have 4 feet of water. Water rising 1 foot per hour.
Can someone describe where this is?
Glad to hear that they tried to get people to shelters, but it sounds like they need to fire their disaster planners.
Why weren't the city buses working, BTW?