Why Was Houston Not Evacuated Before The Arrival of Hurricane Harvey?

Heavy: Why Wasn’t Houston Evacuated Before Hurricane Harvey?

Why wasn’t Houston evacuated? Why wasn’t there a mandatory evacuation order for the city? Who’s to blame?

Those are questions people are starting to ask as horrific images circulated of the dire flooding in the city. People begged for help from rooftops, were photographed up to their waists in water in nursing homes, a man was rescued from a partially submerged truck, and families pleaded for rescue on social media. You can read some of those accounts here.

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WNU Editor: This was a tough call to make. I saw the mayor of Houston answering this question on Canadian news .... and as he said .... putting millions of people on the roads a day or two before the arrival of Hurricane Harvey may have made a bad situation far worse. Here is an easy prediction. After this disaster has passed, many people are going to analyse this event and will make recommendations on what should be done in the future. Specifically .... what needs to be done to evacuate millions of people from a city, and to make sure that they have the supplies on hand (or that can be shipped in) to take care of these people until a disaster has passed. On a personal note .... my GF had her basement flooded a while back. I know from personal experience that when a home gets flooded it is a nightmare situation .... and for the tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) in Houston .... the GF and I know only too well what you are going through right now. Our advice is to stay safe .... and make sure that your neighbours and loved ones are OK, and that they know that you are OK also.