Where were the buses when the water started rising?
Didn't you read the article? She turned them down. That's why they weren't there. I'm buying stock in you.
The offer of buses came before the storm hit; maybe we're reading different articles.
fyi: I've read several articles that say the water rose to within a foot or two of the ceiling within 15-minutes. Neighbors living in the area knew the nursing home had not evacuated and came to their aid, saving as many residents as they could before they could no longer get into the building.