Wanting to evacuate before hurricane Ida hit and being able too, are two different situations. NBC News’ Isa Gutiérrez speaks to people who had to make the difficult decision between staying in their homes or evacuating and the challenges they faced.
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#Louisiana #Ida #Hurricane
Sixteen years since Katrina. $1.00 per week saved would be more than $800.00 The pending West Coast Tsunami is going to be the largest event in American history. Tsunami’s and earthquakes do give warning.
A vehicle repair or medical bill during those 16 yrs wipes that and more out immediately .
And the other major hurricanes that hit that stretch of shore? Are you accounting for multiple other evacuations?
We don’t have the funds because the southern border is an absolute disaster thanks to Joe Biden
Wasn’t Trump promising a wall paid for by Mexico? He had full control of DC for 2 years and couldn’t do his biggest campaign promise?
Maybe we should have stopped arming cartels in our War on Drugs and we wouldn’t have a refugee crisis on the border, so put down the pipe and get a job kid…
“End of the month”? Are you calling WIC their “Paycheck”?
Also, why would she be looking in Panama City for a Hotel, it’s a tourist area and is going to be outrageous…She coulda gone north 5 hours and found something!
Sorry it’s heart breaking on some level, but she was full of we can’t we can’t!
Even BEFORE COVID the majority of people didn’t have 6 months of emergency savings!! The country wasn’t doing THAT GREAT , just the select few.
I have a job and am doing ok but I couldn’t move out tomorrow. I can afford a motel
For maybe four days …
That’s a problem that the individual needs to solve. There’s no excuse why an adult well into their 30s or older doesnt have 6 months of emergency fund money.
Well, if you don’t get involved in drugs, crime, and spent time in jail, then that wouldn’t have been a problem. No good AMerican citizen worries about pocket change like that.
People usually know the behavior of possible eventualities but they do not prepare, because the mentality is that it will not happen to me, it will happen to someone else. Think about it.
IF POOR or DISABLED or Homeless or ELDERLY, GO WHERE,? SAVE WHAT ? Drive WHAT ?
Why don’t You go HELP?
Because Biden and Harris flying around in jumbo jets costing $2 million per hour.
I read all the comments and all I can say is “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes” (or at least try to). Many people are living paycheck to paycheck. It’s been said that if the “right” situation hits anyone, all of us are just one paycheck from being homeless (except maybe the super rich). Even middle class people are not exempt from this possibility. Try to show some empathy.
TEACH !
Empathy is how we got here to begin with, by saying, it’s okay to fail at life and not be a productive member of society..Or this person had a bad childhood which is why he is in jail today and will continue to reoffend every time released. This is nothing more than kicking the can down the street when we need to assign responsibility and hold people accountable for failures.
@technick So you equate not having the means to evacuate to not being a productive member of society? Just…Wow!
STUPID PEOPLE, “all my family is here” SO? All my family lived near where we grew up but I didn’t stay there. I’ve lived all over the country. NOLA 3 times, even rode out a hurricane in an 1883 three story building, with my dog.
GET A PLAN, if St, Katrina DIDN’T TEACH YOU that you are ON YOUR OWN!!!!
Jeremiah 17:5- Thus says the Lord, “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind And makes flesh his strength, And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
Psalm 146:3- Do not trust in princes, In mortal man, in whom there is no salvation.
It’s bad down here since the hurricane we had an heat advisory every single day even as I write this we have one for tomorrow no power not many places to eat OMG the gas lines 6-8 hours in line only to get told we ran out or there is a $25 dollar limit smh….
Americans fight against socialism when they’re fine and dandy but when they’re hit by disaster they start changing their tune. Oh well
Socialism is not the answer though. Research history and see what has become of every country that converts to it. Everyone loses their freedom except for the elite. Everyone becomes poor except for the elite. Just take a look at Venezuela, Cuba, history of the Soviet Union, etc. Any government that gives you everything can also take everything away…
@Jan England Soviet Union was communist, not socialist, so maybe retry that education you speak of before you spew more intential misinformation…
The same thing is true of moving away from a crime ridden, or impoverished place. I hear people say, just move to where there are jobs, like it is that easy.
Teaching EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, must BE NATIONAL PRIORITY !
Agreed… also mandate everybody has to know how to swim by the time they turn 16 or get a drivers license.
People should have been panicking when they sauce the minimum wage not enough to support yourself.
For most of Louisiana, the median income is $26,000. There just aren’t high paying jobs.
Amen like our HOA demonize people who aren’t rich the poor are taken advantage or and die from “not working,” i struggle to get work and I am a nurse but not an icu travel nurse Hire me train me I’ll work. Thats the big nursing lie.
ALL YOU HATERS ! Are you HELPING ANYONE?
Amen to that
Blame tRump!
Even in the face of a natural disaster. Greed wins..smh
As long as these Residents of Louisiana continue to vote “against their best interests”, and continue to send Republicans back to their statehouse and to Washington D C , these types of situations will happen over and over.
Many of these people have also been denied a solid education, besides, income inequality is a bipartisan policy. Corporate Dems and corporate GOP need too keep people desperate so they will work for pennies, this pleases their donors
What shaming? Sounds like liberal media like this report trying to shame people who encourage people to leave, it’s just looking out for your fellow human beings, encouraging them to leave, so they’ll be safe, know it’s not possible for some to leave, that’s obvious. So this report is about saying well give these people money so they can leave?
Quem puder e quem não puder tem de fugir desses locais.
Am wondering…did they not have school or public transit buses to evacuate these people out….??
George W. Bush, Barack Hussein Obama, Donld Trump burned trillions dollars on unncesary wars. My wife and I were in Sicily when Gulf War started. A year before my wife, a captain for the US Air Lift was stationed in the US Airforce base in Sicily. We knew Bush 1 was planning to attack Iraq. “Thirty years war and terrosism just have begun” I said to my wife.
I FEEL THIS.
It is so sad having the expenses involved in evacuating your home in a stom
It’s safe to assume people knew they lived in an area where Hurricanes are known to hit. These people could have moved out of the area if that was a financial burden they can handle.
US spent $1.7 trillion dollars in Afghanistan and yet americans can’t get financial help during this difficult times
people need to remember walk a mile in my shoes first and then maybe people will understand. I feel the govt has some responsibility to help the individuals help themselves. why can’t we but land and put up buildings that will house people who have proper insurance and need housing till the insurance companies pay out and their home is repaired. This 1 idea won’t help everyone or who knows it may not make a dent. it’s clear the U.S. has weather events every and that has to be cheaper than other things we as a country has done in the past. The govt can form a committee that includes these actual people effected and maybe the govt can learn a thing or two about what the people need that it actually effects.
I wish we could create an app that volunteers could be matched with a family that needs to get out. Like a community app in neighboring states. If I knew any apps like this – I would’ve volunteered to house a family as I’m a Texan and we are here to help our neighbors.
they wont have an app like that because that would be the right thing to do and then someone would corrupt it somehow.
@debbie schumacher it’s too late I already started working on one for my hackathon after posting this. If I’m dead soon – it’s been a good run. (Kidding on the dead part)
This was the very first time in my life I actually had the ability to evacuate. I know all too well having to stay Behind for dangerous hurricanes, and being stuck after. It’s miserable. If people from other place in the country only knew how most people would leave if they had the ability to. Yes, you have some people, very few, who would stay even if they had the ability to leave, but most wouldn’t.
You just figured this out? Seriously?
Wtf
*If I lived in that area, I wouldn’t be able to afford to get away!! I shouldn’t be surprised how naive ppl can be but idk… just some of the things ppl assume is just crazy!!*
They didn’t have renters insurance? Or homeowners insurance? They cover white you recover your lost. Cover daily expenses in a motel.
Most renters or homeowners insurance don’t cover flooding of personal property.
This is so true and if you have pets shelters don’t allow them most people’s pets are family ❤️
I’d have to stay home too! My heart goes out to these people I can do relate I’m in SS money doesn’t come till 3rd gone the 4th to bills and groceries 😔
I hope all those jerks screaming abt theses ppl Scavenging in stores that are missing roofs and walls can grow a heart❤ after seeing this.
aka looting
@technick
May you be blessed to experience the suffering, so you can find compassion.
But congress sends 1.4 billion to Asia and 700 million to Sudan. Inexcusable.
Very solid points . Most folks living paycheck to paycheck.
If they are still working in Covid times
There MUST be a degree of personal accountability here. How many of these impoverished people also have children? How can you afford children but cannot afford to evacuate them from danger? 🤔
It is not hard to understand that some or many of these people do not have a level of education and resources for better family planning. Again, this may seem like a no brainer to you but their reality is different.
Also, this is the United States of America. Regardless of social status, some people’s religious beliefs encourage them to keep having children. And yes, there are those that think the more children the bigger the government check. But we cannot group everyone in any one category.
How can you be against a woman’s right to abortion but also be against helping her afford the kid that she is forced to have?
I’d much rather kids not be forced into broken homes to suffer abuse and end up with mental health problems…
Spelling. Being able TO not TOO
How many towns send buses or offer buses to help people and take them to safe shelters? That’s the breakdown with city and town planning, assuming people can afford to evacuate. Sad.
Hotels should slash prices in a weather emergency
Good points. My thought was never “why didn’t you evacuate?”, but “why do you stay?” I’ve lived hand-to-mouth most of my life, so I understand the lack of funds, but surely there’s a way to move elsewhere.
Maybe they have family there or it’s just home. It’s where they grew up and they don’t want to leave. After a very severe storm like this that leaves everything destroyed, some people do move away. People relocated after Katrina. Many in Houston and other places and they never moved back. It depends on how they are tied to the community.
Print print print.
IF Millions of Central Americans and South Americans could travel ON FOOT to the U.S. Border then you SHOULD be expected to to the same! Liberals lame arguments…
this family is getting 1000 dollars for child tax credit every month.
You realize that money is just providing the tax credit now instead of next march right? Literally changed nothing except it’s coming out during a pandemic to try to help kids who’s parents shouldn’t have had kids…
*”End of the month”*
As is welfare checks?
The First lady has 3 kids. Quit having kids if you can’t afford to evacuate. These are excuses.
GPS campgrounds and settle with others and alert authorities that you are evacuates from the hurricane.
I would be too scared to ride out a Cat 4 hurricane. The risk is too great in the end. It takes a lot of courage to stay in these areas and live with this type of stress again and again. One hurricane and I would be out.
We have got to change this, same thing happened with Katrina. School busses to get people out to available shelters. If one has a car, store the car and then put them on a bus.
Some people are a little stubborn about leaving or just don’t think it will be that bad but 9 times out of 10, it’s financial. A lot of people are just getting by paycheck to paycheck with no savings. It takes money to go to a hotel. The storm was moving towards Lafayette and then turned east. I live in Lafayette and I don’t know what we would have done if our house was destroyed. I feel for these people so much.
Maybe instead of open borders, we need to help out r fellow Americans. Am praying
We don’t have open borders, but it’s good to see some lazy white kid is pretending to be Latino to hide his racism behind a keyboard huh “Raul”?
dam america taking a beating every where east coast flooded west on fire and dry and north texas well as normal getting drunk partying thats life
The reality is that the weather is changing and we are seeing more and more devastating natural events. Before, people were exposed to some of these events within a span of a few years; but now, these type of disasters are taking place too often for average people to recover from them (let alone those that are more impoverished).
Oh boy, stay woke. Don’t worry, your democrats got it all under control
There is money…its just that the top 1% have all of it.
See the problem?
Grew up in NOLA. An emergency fund is very necessary in that city; especially if you live paycheck to paycheck. It’s only a matter of time before you have to evacuate.
the world government of the antichrist is near but through Jesus Christ we have salvation believing by faith
believing in the place where you are. read in the bible Romans 10: 9 and 10
John 14: 6, John 1:12, Acts 4:12
Who is the older guy I would like to send him money this is sad.
“we dont have the funds”
But Im sure they have funds for birthdays and holidays. 🤷
The cataclysms that are now taking place in the world are cyclical. And strength, power, constancy will only increase. Many people think that the cases are lonely and temporary, but they are not. People need to understand that unification will help them to survive. More detailed information can be obtained by watching the conference: Global Crisis. This already affects everyone.
Biden is a wordsmith. A master communicator! Unlike trump would stumbles and bumbles when trying to formulate a sentence!!!
If you don’t have enough money to evacuate then don’t have kids!
This is exactly what’s been happening..so difficult for them
Have them just print you off another trillion Biden! Help these people out.
Another reason it’s more expensive to have so much income inequality, late stage capitalism is deadly and a drain on everyone other than those at the top
Buy a tent as part of your emergency evacuation kit.
Camp anywhere.
My heart breaks for these people. It is a very good point that average families can’t just check into hotels and eat in restaurants. If Harry and his wife are so concerned and a consider themselves world leaders , why are they not there working to relieve some of this pain instead of just mouthing off all the time. This is tragic and life changing. I’m tired of the constant misdirect. Thank you for bringing out real issues.
I have zero sympathy for people who live on the coast.
Everyday Trillions are going to unnesasary wars and yet you dont have any money for your people. Does this make sense?
Yes. War is Is profitable. There is no profit in helping your own people. There are no Iucrative military contracts for that…..🤔
She said all the hurricanes ! People pay attention to the planet not your realtor and bank .You need to get away from the coast lines
MOVE‼ MOVE‼ MOVE‼🤬
Have you ever noticed, lads, that even in planning, there’s a bit o’genes? Now quit his lion or some big chickens aye’ll be tryin. Lip Out Loud.
I am do sorry. I will never say that agay
Haaaaaaa. Serves u well🤣🤣💩💩💩💩
Joe Biden and the democrats have destroyed our country! No one trusts politicians anymore – the Democrats are scared because they have failed the people so much and now they are trying their hardest to stay in power to continue to do the same as they have been doing to the very same people they want votes from – and they have the Fake News on their side – but they’re going to realize that no amount of money and no matter what other failed politicians come to town – the people ultimately have the say so – it’s time to change these politicians
If Trump caused the flu
then
Welcome to biden’s hurr, him or transgendericane
This is like Afghanistan.
biden will leave only a few hundred Americans behind.
Catholic’s for Abortions. You think he cares about… anyone?
Don’t… No, Hold your breath, you’re going down.
Finally peoples minds just don’t seem to be analytical to think it through. I have wondered for years why they haven’t covered that subject. Praise God it’s being covered now
the gov has plenty of money for war war and arms weapons. no money for people. we r really screwed up in this country. nothing for u
Suburban folks couldn’t understand us so don’t even try to. It’s pointless, they were giving the silverspoon since the beginning of their lives.
yet we have money to occupy another country for 20 years
If these people had saved up enough to offer Biden the kind of kickbacks he’s become accustomed to, they’d be fine. So it’s really their own fault.
“We will hunt down ISIS-K and make them pay. Not as much as the Chinese paid me and Hunter, of course.
The Chinese have a lot more money, so my sell-out-America price was higher.”
– Illegitimate President Joe “you ain’t Capone” Biden
Because of the economic crisis and the rate of unemployment, now is the best time to invest and make money 💯
You can say that again
Why do people stay in those States !!!!!!! knowing that hurricanes happen every year and take that risk ???????? Thangs that make you go hmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!
The city and state should always stay prepared to help people.
85 billion to the taliban is okay but not helping out Americans and fixing the problems in this country. If change doesn’t come soon our country will collapse
Preassigned transportation, lodging, and transportation back home by the government for people who can’t afford it, so we don’t have to send rescue teams out.
Wages / salaries are not high enough. We have billionaires that can travel to outer space on rockets that they built, but impoverished people can’t even leave a city under emergency conditions. The gap between the rich and the poor has gotten way out of control. And the problems are always about the rich vs the poor.
Just like watching a rerun of Gilligan’s Island. The weather controllers know the areas of the country that they can flood over and over. I can’t see why they let people live in these areas just so tourist can walk through pissy streets, eat and drink.
Anytime l have found that you are uprooted, you loose something,l don’t mean possessions it something else l can’t put my finger on it but it’s something and it affects you mentally if you’re not strong you’re going to have problems.
I think I would find away to move away from these areas.
But we have cash to pay people to be lazy wtf
How do they feel when the Afghans suffered under bombings by US.
In Philippines, before the storm came, Government already have some safe place for people to evacuate.
Normalcy bias, or normality bias, is a cognitive bias which leads people to disbelieve or minimize threat warnings. Consequently, individuals underestimate the likelihood of a disaster, when it might affect them, and its potential adverse effects.
And let’s not shame the homeless either. Many people are homely because of natural disasters or severe health problems. We all need Compassion and empathy.
Yes USA should stop meddling in other country’s affairs and mend its own back yards
What we seeing more and more here is a political system that is unsustainable.USA a criminal explorative system unaival to help it’s people in time of trouble.How is that Cuba,a small country with low resources is able to defeat any major desaster in terms of preserving the life of its people,while the USA ,always fail miserably
It comes up after every single situation ?
It comes up because you stay there and then return every single situation ,
Then you have to be rescued every single situation ,
Katrina
Andrew
Harvey
Sandy
Ike
Rescue
Rescue
Rescue
Rescue
Rescue
Save me
Save me
Save me
Save me
Save my pets
Save my pets
Save my pets
Save my pets
Help me rebuild
Help me rebuild
Help me rebuild
Help me rebuild
In the same dumb @$$ place
NO thanks , you are on your own , if you choose to live in a glass house , don’t complain when someone throws a rock and breaks your glass
Why does that damned Mexican Lady ( 1:51 ) keep letting her Husband pork her and she’s keep having kids, but they can’t afford a few nights in a hotel? And, driving a car from 2008 ???