A couple of years ago there was a storm where a coworker described what he did over the couple of days his department was closed...swimming his cousins out of the second floor of their house. Lots of places don’t have accessible high ground...especially once the storm hits.
This is very true. I experienced this growing up in Manila. A simple downpour would cause so much flooding that schools and businesses close. It has become a sport for kids to wade in the water whenever there was a flood. It becomes a way of life there.