People get paid to game out doomsday planning, The Mayor and the Governor have to be complete morons not to have thought about this. Who should know the populace and how they would act? The Mayor! When you are the Mayor it is your responsibility to make sure the bases are covered. People say they did not know what to do, who's fault is that? These people should have been told what to do if they got stuck. Before the storm. Every year! We have tornado safety re-education every year. Every Year, here's what to do in the case of a tornado, here's what to do if there is a flood, here is what to do if there is a blizzard. Our Government puts that info out there when the sky is blue and the clouds are puffy. It's tragic that these folks do not have a clue how to help themselves.
Weren't all major American cities told to develop disaster plans after 9/11?
Did N.O. not do that?
There should have been something. At least they should have begun to think of what their particular issues would be. One would think that the levy's would be one particular worry for N.O.
At least they should have prioritized their issues even if they did nothing to actually do anything about them.
For instance, why did they move prisoners before moving citizens? How about prioritizing which people to handle first? The sick/pregnant, elderly, babies/children, women, men.
Why not have medicines, and sand bags stored somewhere?
These things are so basic. I assume the city was provided federal funds for such planning and implementation. Am i wrong?
We have disaster drills where people play victims and the emergency people do their jobs.