I would rather spend 5 days in squalid conditions than be found dead in the attic of my home.
True. Better yet would be prepared like some of the people seem to be that are waiting on their 2nd floor to be evac.
One of the newscasters had a desperate sounding report of "we have a call from a man and wife blocaded in their home". Turns out the pair were both doctors and they wanted to stay to help afterwards. After a few ventures out they realized with the thugs it was too dangerous to try to offer aid to anyone so they hunkered down in their townhouse. The newscaster was all worried for their survival. The woman said basically "we'll just wait until things calm down. We've got plenty of water and food (and they even still had their gas stove working!). The newscator was questioning them about the water. "We filled up the bathtub with water beforehand and have lots of jugs of water too". It almost seemed beyond the comprehension of the newscaster.