Was it really better to not evacuate for Hurricane Harvey due to the chaos that creates?
I know the Houston mayor stated that past evacuations have not worked well for Houston but could there have been a smaller voluntary evacuation order that would have helped? I’m only really looking for experts who have some expertise in this area of massive evacuations and disasters with fact based information. I do believe its very very hard to evacuate a huge city like Houston and some people do not have the money to evacuate anyway.
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As a native of the Houston area and someone who has hunkered down with family for hurricanes since the 50s.
If you live in the low lying areas then yes evacuate as soon as possible. But for those who live in the areas that are not prone to flooding their best bet is to stay put. Although if it appears that rising water will breach your home then go ahead and think about leaving. Waiting can be a problem although less traffic will be on the road and that is an advantage.
I moved from the Houston area and relocated just off I45 in Huntsville and during Rita it was such a mess with all those people, especially those that didn’t or couldn’t fill their cars down there littered the streets and the interstate with disabled vehicles. We spent a week picking up the trash those people just decided to throw out. Sad that so many were thoughtless and thought we needed all that trash.
