I’ve been listening the Hawaii News Now.
I want to be sure I heard it correctly...the evac. centers do not have cots, food, water etc. People have to bring that with them and it should be for 7 days?
Somehow I have to be mistaken. A tsunami of the magnitude (40 meter?) will cut power etc. across the islands. I realize the evac. center is only for a few hours, but what about afterward?
Somebody tell me I misunderstood.
See what happens when Bush moved everything from Hawaii to his friends in Texas.
You heard correctly:
“During an emergency or threat of
disaster Civil Defense information
will be broadcast over local radio and
TV stations. When an evacuation is
necessary these broadcasts may include
information about the location of
Public Emergency Shelters in affected
areas. More information, including
the location of shelters designated for
people with special health needs, and
facilities for household pets may be
broadcast, as well as when volunteers
will be available to open shelters and
direct evacuees to the appropriate areas.
Since public shelters do not stock
supplies, please bring provisions from
your emergency supply kit at home. You
will need at least two days worth of food,
water, and personal items for yourself,
family members, and household pets.
Please review this statewide list of
Emergency Public Shelters and note the
two or three closest to your home. The
shelters are listed by county.”
http://www.scd.hawaii.gov/documents/2009HuricaneShelters042309.pdf
good grief