Would anyone who was in the throes of dehydration have managed to fight off the crowds sufficiently to actually get any water, even if it was airdropped in bulk?
You know that is an excellent question.
The problem with dehydration and hunger would not have been an issue if pre-position supplies were released immediately after the storm. That was not done.
Everyday you did not provide supplies the danger went up to rescuers and to the people themselves as the situation got worse.
Apparently, people these days have a misconception of what an airdrop consists of.
It is not like the refugee-pancaking parachute anvil most people conjure in their brains.
MRE, Water, and HDR supplies are now designed to be rolled off the back of a C17, C130, or large helo and break into small 1 foot long card board boxes.
We did this to great affect in Astan in a short period of time. Once this painful display is over, the question will be asked why we did not use this capability.
The advantage would have been that air crews would not be exposed to gun fire, large quantities could have been delivered rapidly and with great accuracy.
"MRE, Water, and HDR supplies are now designed to be rolled off the back of a C17, C130, or large helo and break into small 1 foot long card board boxes."
Yeah. That worked great dropping them on the wide open areas of Afghanistan. But here's a Foxnews alert for you. New Orleans is under water. You know what you get when you drop food and water into flood waters. A bunch of contaminated food and water.