Hurricane Irene: ; Disaster Experts Praise Decisions to Evacuate

Charleston Gazette › August 30, 2011

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NEW YORK - They were life-and-death decisions made by politicians, bureaucrats and everyday people. Hurricane Irene was barreling toward the East Coast. It was big. It was scary. Flooding was certain. The choice: Flee or stay put.

Disaster experts unanimously said evacuating was the right choice, and it saved lives. But these were tough, nail-biting calls that are now being second-guessed.

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Hurricane Irene: ; Disaster Experts Praise Decisions to Evacuate

In New York City, it was debated during a critical staff meeting in City Hall where the specter of Katrina and New Orleans was raised. On Friday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying he worried about deadly flooding in low-lying areas, made the first-ever call for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers to leave their...

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