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To: i-node who wrote (252711)	9/26/2005 10:05:37 AM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1571689

re: Planning? The planning failure was that the locals had no plan for evacuating Local <evacuation> preparations vary and in some cases are nonexistent: _New York City officials plan to rely heavily on mass transit to get people out of the city. _Los Angeles officials concede they don't have proper plans for a mass evacuation or shelter for those who are left homeless by an earthquake or terrorist attack. _Washington had a mass evacuation drill after this year's Independence Day fireworks on the National Mall, which revealed some glitches that officials say they are working to fix. _Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has ordered officials in her state to identify by name everyone likely to be bypassed in an evacuation. _Milwaukee leaders realized they have misplaced their evacuation plan, devised during the Cold War.

To: i-node who wrote (252711)	9/26/2005 1:18:14 PM
From: brushwud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1571689

When an entire city of a million or more is flooded by 8-12 feet of water in the course of a few hours, all you can do is what was done -- use helicopters to pick people off roofs as quickly as possible. You'd think a lot more boats would've been used, from the locals or the military. Maybe I don't think big enough, but my first thought wouldn't be to rescue people on a roof with a helicopter. Perhaps many victims of the 1927 flood died for lack of helicopters.