Katrina v Galveston
Posted by Moonage on 01 Sep 2005 | Tagged as: Katrina
To be fair to Senator Landrieu, this is where it came from:
Asked how many people died in the hurricane, Naglin said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands." The death toll has already reached at least 110 in Mississippi.
However, this is the part I’m having a hard time getting past:
If the mayor’s death-toll estimate holds true, it would make Katrina the worst natural disaster in the United States since at least the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, which have blamed for anywhere from about 500 to 6,000 deaths. Katrina would also be the nation’s deadliest hurricane since 1900, when a storm in Galveston, Texas, killed between 6,000 and 12,000 people.
According to tv reports, that estimate is based on how many people they’ve saved. The assumption being that if you save that many, that many, or more, didn’t make it. I think that’s a bit of a leap. I hope I’m right. The situation in Galveston was a lot different than Katrina, they didn’t have a chance to evacuate.
The part that’s really starting to get bad is:
The situation in New Orleans continued to rage out of control today, despite the arrival of the National Guard. The evacuation of the Superdome was suspended after shots were fired at a military helicopter. No immediate injuries were reported.
Come on people, what are you all thinking? Looting’s one thing, but shooting at rescuers? What the hell is that for? Bush has issued some stern warnings, it’s sounding like he needs to send in the troops to secure New Orleans.
Now.
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