2006-08-27 07:48:05 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
I have to say no.
2006-08-27 07:53:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately New Orleans, like Venice, is one of those places that has come to the end of its natural life span. In other times, people would have moved and stayed away and the remaining population eventually would dwindle to extinction.
Nowadays, with so much invested - money, family and friend relationships, schooling etc - there is always the feeling that one should try to tough it out because eventually one would prevail, that one MUST prevail.
New Orleans has lost 38% of its population. A disproportionately large number of these people are professionals, business owners and whites. In the meantime gangs have reestablished themselves, the murder rate has gone back up, there are fewer services for the needy, the elderly, the sick, parentless children etc. A surprising number of households still do not have basic services. The mayor seems unable to make any decisions. FEMA only now is getting around to providing inadequate trailers to many of the locals, who have had to rent hotel rooms and have consequently had no money left over for most everything.
Does anyone really think that, if another storm - not even all that powerful - hit the area,
1) ANYONE would stay?
2) Government of all levels would be competent, compassionate, and forthcoming with any more resources?
It is too easy to forget about the city - what with elections coming up, the "necessary" war in Iraq, the stupidity in Afghanistan, back-to-school shopping and the fall collections. People will, when confronted with unpleasantries, usually try to evade them by focusing on ANYTHING other than the problem and its resolution.
2006-08-27 15:08:51 · answer #2 · answered by kerangoumar 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, the government is reasonably sure the levee will hold during regular weather but they're not real positive on the outcome after another large hurricane. They've reinforced the levee with millions of pounds of sandbags and believe that it can hold a good amount of water above the normal limit but fear an overflow that will put too much pressure on the walls of the levee. It's not necessarily the storms that wreck New Orleans, but the inadequate levees that keep the flood water out.
2006-08-27 14:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by corbeyelise 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Nope. In my local county paper here in Calif, there were a few stories about Katrina survivors trying to rebuild on their own. FEMA & the other gov't agencies are withholding the funds they desperately need due to the fraud others have done. Anyways, the stories have stated that the levees are NOT able to withstand another hurricane of any strength.
2006-08-27 14:54:40 · answer #4 · answered by Belle 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think they'll survive the storm... I'm not sure if they'll survive that mayor of theirs tho.
2006-08-27 14:56:34 · answer #5 · answered by Marilyn 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hopefully they won't need to before they get a real mayor who can actually make decisions and accept responsibility.
2006-08-27 15:01:34 · answer #6 · answered by carl l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If Category 3 or higher, then NO.
2006-08-27 14:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by david_s_ca 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd say no because those idiots down there didnt even get the first mess cleaned up!
2006-08-27 14:55:30 · answer #8 · answered by kitchen 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Which one? The political or tropical?
2006-08-27 14:55:54 · answer #9 · answered by Kooties 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Even if it completely decimated, somebody will still stay there, even if it's just a couple of people.
2006-08-27 14:54:47 · answer #10 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Can you rephrase your question? Survive how?
2006-08-27 15:00:32 · answer #11 · answered by Annie R 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋