[dufekin]

If the levees around New Orleans fail (and they came perilously close several times in the past century), then the death toll shall reach at least the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. No, that's not hyperbole. New Orleans sits in an incredibly vulnerable environment, a giant pit ten feet below sea level home to more than one million people. Not all will leave; many cannot flee for various reasons (medically unfit, no transportation at least 30-50 miles to safety, terrible traffic congestion) and many more simply won't.

[liberty2004]

If the levees around New Orleans fail (and they came perilously close several times in the past century),

I am currently in New Orleans. Most people went to bed tonight thinking it is going to hit FL. I think they will be shocked on Saturday it it heads this way. The levees are much improved since Betsy, but still it's a bowl.

[atlanta67]

""then the death toll shall reach at least the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS""


Rubbish

[Schwaeky]

there may be congestion, but the road network is good enough that it can be evacuated really quickly if need be. With 10-15hrs notice on severe storm warning, evacs on the causeway, I59, I55 and US190 to the north, Airline Hwy and I-10 to the west as well as I-10 to the east, and that town can quickly become a ghost town.. those that can't or won't will be in deep doo-doo, but many more will evac if given the order, they're stubborn there, not foolish. But evacuation for that city is not a problem the infrastructure is there to quickly vacate..