[WritableSpace]

Those situations are completely without comparison, NY city itself wasn't turned into a lake.

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a native new yorker here and you're correct. 9-11 as horrible as it was,came and went in a matter of hours. This is just chaos feeding upon itself.

[1903A3]

Not entirely true
9/11 came out of the blue
NO is in a hurricane area since forever and Katrina landfall was scheduled a possible treat for a least a week
The local authorities could have made much better preparation