There are certainly people in the city like the cat lady who could afford to leave but decided not to. What I don't know is whether they are to measured in the dozens, hundreds, or thousands. I can understand not wanting to lose your stuff, but if it's going to be destroyed in any case, then I don't see what percentage there is in being there to watch it happen.
The authorities are well aware that there are tens of thousands of residents who couldn't afford to flee, which is why they set up shelters in places like the Superdome. Sure, evacuating 20,000 people from there is a logistical nightmare, but it's still far easier than evacuating 20,000 people from 10,000 rooftops scattered across dozens of square miles (especially when you consider that many of those who had to be rescued from their homes were taken to refugee centres and now will have to be rescued again).
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Date: 2005-08-31 04:38 pm (UTC)The authorities are well aware that there are tens of thousands of residents who couldn't afford to flee, which is why they set up shelters in places like the Superdome. Sure, evacuating 20,000 people from there is a logistical nightmare, but it's still far easier than evacuating 20,000 people from 10,000 rooftops scattered across dozens of square miles (especially when you consider that many of those who had to be rescued from their homes were taken to refugee centres and now will have to be rescued again).