The article seems to suggest that government advised people inside the ring to leave but people have to do it on their own. No organized evacuation operation, complete with transportation and new shelters for them. This is troubling if true.
What a nightmare.
It’s really simple. Telling people to stay indoors is a sensible thing for 24-48hrs, but to demand it for days and days puts people in a situation where no businesses are open, no food is delivered, nobody can go out to get anything, etc.
you might as well pack up and leave because you cant do anything.
It’s almost as shortsighted as the N.O. Superdome fiasco.
They should simple lift the limit on movement in the 20-30km zone. Either evacuate or do nothing, and at this point the levels are low enough such that ‘do nothing’ is okay.