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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For everyone saying the Bahamas should have evacuated 400,000 people- WHERE TO and HOW?  Until pretty close to when the storm hit, many other islands in the Bahamas, as well as much of South and Central FL, were in the cone of uncertainty.  Evacuating people from smaller low lying cays was the most feasible thing to do, but even then many residents didn't want to leave.  [/quote]

Nobody has said that. I have said that they should have evacuated more people, as many as they could. There is an enormous difference, and you know it.

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You didn't answer my question.  With most or all of the Bahamas eventually under a hurricane warning, where were they supposed to evacuate everyone to?   Was the U.S. welcoming boats to FL?   Does the local govt have access to big seaworthy vessels?  This is a really interesting graphic showing how the forecast evolved over the last week- one thing that really stands out to me is how the slowing down of the storm over the Bahamas (which was partly what made this storm so devastating) was not forecast until pretty late in the game.

https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2019/DORIAN_graphics.php?product=5day_cone_with_line[/quote]

Yes, there should be a hurricane emergency alliance system that can commandeer nearby vessels to transport evacuees to the nearest safe port during the emergency period. Just as the law of the sea is that any vessel should help any stranded people in their vicinity, even if it means veering off course.

I never said it would save all lives. Obviously not. But it is perfectly reasonable to implement, especially in an area so close to a major continent. The only thing lacking is political will. The cost is peanuts compared to what the US usually spends. Just like for all international welfare efforts, it is understood that the island to be evacuated it not going to pay for this.

In general, in the field of emergency response, there are many life-saving procedures that could be implemented around the world that people have not yet nailed down politically and logistically. They will be. We are always progressing in that regard. One area of progress is to consider that all humans are worth saving, even if they're poor people in far-away places.

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You really can't just boatload people across international borders and drop them off in foreign countries. Natural disasters are awful. People die in developing nations all the time. Especially young children and vulnerable people. Malaria kills many more. The reality is that if you don't have means, you are more likely to die, be that from illness, injury, disaster, malnutrition etc. The kumbaya idea of moving anyone at risk of death to a safe place is not realistic. Dying is part of the cycle of life and disasters will continue to happen. [/quote]

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