New Orleans am I the only one that thinks its stupid to rebuild a city on a flood plane?

Question

i do think that the people who lost there places to live need help if insurance didnt pay out for them or it was not enough . i think that no where else no town or county would allow people to build on a flood plane .
am i the only one who thinks that is just a plain stupid thing to do ?

Answer 1

I think that it was their worst fears come true. Maybe we have to realize, you can't fight Mother Nature. I think that even "cave people" would have the instincts to not make a home after all that again. It's time to move inland. Whether it's our lifetime, or six generations from now, somebody's got to make tough decisions.

Answer 2

Rebuilding in a natural disaster prone area is nothing new- Newe Orleans is just on a bigger scale- what about tornado alley and about 25% of Florida- it seems the same people are getting federal relief funds every year.
While we're at it, what about California and their earthquakes?

Answer 3

i'll bet it was a man that made the decision - men are stupid.
;-)
and women are crazy!

so either way its going to be washed away at some point again - but did it occur to you that most of the houses were built from wood for a reason?
but ofcourse the people left with nowhere to call home need a place to live and they must have their needs provided for.
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Answer 4

Just think of the big picture and who's running or pulling the strings in the world today. Does much of anything make a lot of sense today this planet?

Answer 5

See the cross section map below ... you don't need to be a rock scientist to know water flows down hill.

Answer 6

i agree unless they have a way to protect whats being built from future floods but probably unlikely

Answer 7

i agree 100%