I've been sitting pondering about the magnitude of Katrina.
As I previously posted, a close friend of mine lived at Pass Christian, Mississippi which no longer exists. Nothing habitable for a considerable distance exists. They are in a motel at Columbus, Missippi.
His home is gone, the childrens (6) schools are gone, the grocery stores are gone and the hotels/motels are gone. There are no public utilities. The Church is gone. The hospital where his wife worked is gone. He worked for a New Orleans defense contractor that was right on the coast. There is no place to stay for a considerable distance from what was home and source of income. He has no word, so far, about his job. There is no city hall, fire or police station. In short, the infrastructure that we call society no longer exists.
He is insured and has flood insurance. In the short term, how does he return and to what?
I've been through my share of tornados but they cause a much narrower band of destruction. The people of the afflicted area have huge challenges facing them. I can't even imagine those challenges.
