"To: jeffers
That's true. A huge amount of supplies were needed, and it seems that the city itself (despite supposedly having done a "disaster management plan" not long before) underestimated the needs and really had no
plan in the first place."
I'm not talking about any of that...yet.
There are people in there needing aid first. Maybe 150,000 of them. We got 3000 out two days ago but they slowed down today because the boats got shot at and went home.
We will not save them all. It is a case of trying to get as many out as we can before the worsening conditions make it unnecessary.
And that is the reality in any disaster situation. You can't save everybody.
This is a terrible thing. I saw a woman today on TV who was being carried out of the SD. She was so severely dehydrated that she was seizing and I didn't think she was going to make it. She may have had other medical problems, I don't know. But overall it's clear that many people are in very fragile condition now.
God bless you, I will pray for you and everybody who works with you.
1) Squad 1 and Squad 2 to patrol in lower 9th ward.
2) The finally have a helo above the 4 state troopers and 6 medical personnel at Cabrini HS. However, they don't think the helo is large enough to carry all ten of them.
Note: I think the evacuees haven't a clue how long this rebuild will take and suspect many will be ensconced in new lives by the time that even happens.
Do you really think there are 150,000 people still in their flooded homes or clinging to rooftops? What is the basis for your estimate?
Not flaming--I just want to know the truth. So much is being hidden from the media and the general public.