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> Without getting too political, why on earth didn't anyone get at least
> some support facilities on the move BEFORE the hurricane hit the south
> coast?  Looking at it with hindsight from the comfort of 3000 miles
> away, it seems that there was no collective will to make a start on
> organising things until it was almost too late. ALL the government
> from the top down needs to look at their performance in this matter
> and go kick a few butts (to use the Colonial's expression!)
> 
> It's a terrible tragedy for those that live there, but again, they sat
> their saying they weren't going to move, and then complained because
> they got wiped out.
> 
> I also don't necessarily believe it would be any different anywhere
> else in the world.....
> 
> Peter
> -- 
Peter, in the last few years there were four false alarms, people evacuated and nothing happened. It's hard to evacuate 1.5 million people, and the false alrms made it harder to convince them. No one new what to expect after the hurricane, it takes time to put this kind of force into action. If it ever happens again, at least they'll have a better idea of what's needed.
J.B. Castagnos