Houston’s Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate

Re:Houston’s Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate by mc32 on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @02:00AM (#15122401)

Did you skip:

>But at some point, of course, those floodwaters do become deadly. If lower floors flood completely, Houston's Office of Emergency Management cautioned, residents should never take refuge in the attic unless they have a way out. They could risk being fatally trapped.

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Re:Houston’s Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate by yorwba on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @03:30AM (#15122725)

I'm not sure what your point here is. Do you disagree with that advice, or do you think it means that a large-scale evacuation is called for? Did you skip:

> Attempting to drive through flooded streets is a common cause of death during heavy rainstorms.

Basically, you are damned if you stay and damned if you drive. Maybe building a float from furniture would work, but I think the Office of Emergency Management knows better than random internet commenters how to handle a flood.

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Re:Houston’s Mayor Was Right to Not Evacuate by mc32 on Tuesday August 29, 2017 @11:51PM (#15129610)

NPr followed up Lieutenant General Honore (of Katrina and Rita experience) and he disagreed with the decision of Houston mayor.[1] And now they are evacuating areas because of impending breaches.

[1]http://www.npr.org/2017/08/29/546978194/with-much-of-houston...

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