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Originally Posted by j8ear
Interesting, how the harder hit places like Miss and Ala, do not have similar grumblings.
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I agree that it is obvious FEMA was not prepared to handle the residents of New Orleans after Katrina. But I also agree that you don't hear this out of the harder hit areas of mississippi. I've heard reports that folks in slidelle and Bay St. louis and pass christian haven't seen any FEMA, national guard troops, or red cross. But neighborhoods are looking out for eachother and working together.
Its a whole different situation in NO. The city is flooded, there are a lot more people there, most without the means to survive themselves. Its every-man for himself. The situation will probably worsen in the coming days as desparity increases and critical situations go beyond drastic. Many more people will die. Its awful. I really don't know what to think about it.
They said they were prepared to take 30,000 people in the superdome! The have half that there now. If they were preparred to take 30,000 folks, how long were they preparred to take them for? Just the night?
But the blame first goes to the mayor of NO and then the Gov of LA. When hurricanes are bearing down on florida, we don't see the federal government getting ready, we see local governemnts preparring and Jeb preparring/coordinating federal disaster relief. Apparantly the leaders in LA were not prepared to lead when this storm hit.
The federal government is acting now, and it takes time, at least a few days to get mobilized and involved. IF louisiana had come to the fed asking for help prior to the storm the govt would have been able to react faster. instead the fed sees how the state of LA couldn't handle the problem and is now stepping in and going to take over.
Its Louisiana's responsibility first and foremost.