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when a tropical storm hit our place, I was away, in my workplace... It was the 1st to hit us so no one expected the damage... It was disastrous, I left the work place and reached early in the morning second day... The image is still vivid in my mind, as if it's happening right now. I live in a small town surrounded by mountains with one great, 7km long valley as a way in and out... It was full of water and people heading the same direction, out.
People of all age and gender walking in one direction, all with the same expression of fear, sadness and wonder all mixed up. it was the only choice for most of them really, and some are helping out... for me when I got there, I wanted them to evacuat all the old, the young, women and disabled... I wanted only the men the capable ones to stay... But most of the old men and women didn't want to leave, they were clinging on the walls that they were bourne into... I told my grandfather to go stay in my aunts place in a town that was less damaged and he was " and whom do you think will take care of these ruins"...
there are people who think that they can contribute and be handy in such situations, and there are others helpless or cowardly or even selfish... we are humanbeings after all