Agree.  We are talking about evacuating over 7 million people.  I was part of the evacuation for Hurricane Rita (it was a CAT 5 heading directly to Houston).  The evacuation proved to be more dangerous than the storm (which ended up moving east and not hitting Houston).

Most Houstonians are prepared for hurricanes and flooding.  Its a big deal and something we work on every hurricane season.  The thing to keep in mind as you read about this disaster, is that this flood is unlike anything that has hit Texas in the last 800 years.  It is not feasible to design a city to handle a storm of this magnitude.  God bless Texas.

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