| Recently the southern part of the United States | | | | recent flood to past reactions is important. We |
| was hit by another natural disaster. Prolonged rain | | | | rely on the government's help when there is a |
| soaked the Atlanta area causing flooding. Although | | | | natural disaster. It is good to hear that the people |
| not nearly as widespread as the flooding that | | | | affected by this flood feel they were treated |
| Hurricane Katrina subjected the New Orleans area | | | | properly because we know this was not the case |
| to, the floods that rolled through Atlanta caused a | | | | when Katrina hit. Perhaps, we can have more |
| lot of evacuations. This time around people | | | | faith in the way our government is helping us. |
| seemed to take the flooding in stride. | | | | The flooding in the Atlanta area is the first real |
| The reaction by government agencies was better | | | | test of the government's response to a natural |
| coordinated and overall more helpful for the | | | | disaster this year. The wild fires in the southwest, |
| people hit by the floods in Georgia. No, people | | | | especially California, have been devastating, but |
| were not treated as lavishly as the guests staying | | | | their impact on human beings has been limited. As |
| at a Caribbean all inclusive resort, but they were | | | | the hurricane season drags into fall and threatens |
| treated well. Flood refugees at a Red Cross | | | | areas in the United States and areas outside our |
| shelter felt that they had what they needed and | | | | country, like the Curacao beach areas, we may |
| felt lucky to be out of harm's way. | | | | see more disasters and thus be able to see if a |
| The inclusive resort comparison is of course | | | | new faith in the government's ability to respond |
| unrealistic, but examining the way response | | | | to natural disaster is properly placed. |
| agencies helped the people affected by this | | | | |