So, 20 years on, Hurricane Katrina is recalled. The Hurricane came ashore east of New Orleans and Louisiana. Warnings were announced days in advance and those that could hit the road, especially if they had been through Camille. So the storm came rolling across the Caribbean and slammed the low lying coastal area of Mississippi, roaring northward with a storm wave estimated to be 20'-25' high. This wall of water surged toward Interstate 10, about 10 miles from the shoreline.
It ran out of power just at the highway. And then: the ebb. All the debris picked up on its way north gave the wave the content that acted as a grinder on the return to the shore. It acted like rototiller-chopping, turning, paving, and dumping its contents all the way back for 10 miles. This was more destructive than the advancing wave. Friends owned a restaurant in town of Lakeshore, just west of Bay St. Louis. The business served locals and many visitors along the coast road. The wave grabbed the building and everything in it and carried it away. No article was ever found again. The olnly remaining part was the concrete slab.
The owners also had two commercial fishing boats: 1 of wood, and 1 of steel. The wooden trawler was smashed beyond repair over 5 miles from the shore. The steel oyster boat was found near I-10, in a grove of large trees. It was hauled back to the port and eventually repaired. While the boat was repaired, the oyster beds were demolished and the industry disappeared for several years until a Federal program sponsored a reseeding effort that restored the industry.
FEMA finally showed up bringing trailers and aid of many types. FEMA was faulted for being unorganized, under staffed, under funded, and poorly led. Many changes were put in place afterward. The seen at the Super Dome involving chaos and disastrous conditions are still recalled by the nation.
Now we have a New Director-without disaster experience. Won't that be helpful. Who is in Charge: why the Liar in charge of HHS, Robert Kennedy, former drug addicted loser.
When is the next hurricane? Soon.
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