Hurricane Katrina, could it have been dealt with better?
It is a known fact that in the preamble of the United States constitution it states that it is the government’s job to promote the general welfare of the people. Hurricane Katrina is an example of a situation where the government has to try its hardest to promote the general welfare of the people. The government, along with other agencies such as FEMA (federal emergency management agency) were harshly criticised after hurricane katrina for their poor response to the disaster, but I do believe that it tried and did a good job in a deadly and bad situation. First of all, the reigons that Katrina hit, such as New Orleans are below sea level, which is a catastrophic characteristic to have in a hurricane. So naturally there will be flooding just due to the topagraphy of the land. Secondly there are hundreds of thousands of people in that reigon, many who were reluctant to leave their flooding homes regardless of what the national guards men and relief workers advised. Should the government be penalized for stubborn citizens? In fact, relief agencies started to work on relief efforts even before the storm hit
Some disaster recovery response to Katrina began before the storm, with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) preparations that ranged from logistical supply deployments to a mortuary team with refrigerated trucks. A network of volunteers began rendering assistance to local residents and residents emerging from New Orleans and surrounding Parishes as soon as the storm made landfall, and has continued for more than six months after the storm. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina#Government_response)
So yes, there is still more work to be done down in the south to clean up from last years disaster, which has been deemed the costliest natural disaster in the United States to date. In response to my original question, however, i believe that while there is still work to be done, the government along with the relief agencies have tried their hardest, and continue to strive and help rebuild the reigon and offer aid to the hurricanes victims.
