depotoo
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Making excuses for them surprises me, peach. I always thought of you as recognizing right from wrong, no matter who is in charge.
2.5 million were supposed to be evacuated in 2005, so 2 million sounds low now:
Looming over the decision not to evacuate was Houston’s experience with Hurricane Rita. More than 100 people died while evacuating as 2.5 million people fled that storm in 2005. Some of the stories were horrific—23 nursing home patients were killed as a bus evacuating them caught fire and exploded near Dallas. Houston hasn’t ordered evacuations ahead of hurricanes since then.
Texas Governor, Mayor Split Over Whether Houston Needed Evacuations