And there you have it, in one simple statement. The whole leftist mentality and intended consequence, boiled down into one condensed admission.
Lets try this;
A strong man or woman (if they have any authority over there, not sure of their view of women) stand up and call to round up the able bodied folk in the area. Put one in charge of assembling a team to gather and burn the dead. Another in charge of assembling a team to search for the living. Another in charge of finding a source of water and setting fires to boil such water to disperse. Another team assembled to search for food or catch some fish if close enough to water to do so. Get the women to care for the orphaned and injured as best as they can. Each community needs to have a go to person with a plan. Disaster can strike anywhere anytime.
We have neighbors, friends and families to count on in a hard and scary world. Things happen in an instant. Each neighborhood should act autonomously and have some sort of disaster plan for this very reason. Its great to have a 72 hour pack for each member of your family, but what if fleeing is not an option? Get to know your neigbors. Find out their strengths and weaknesses. Decide BEFORE you need to know who will become the defacto organizer/decisionmaker in your area. Formulate a plan in case of disaster and give each neighbor their part to play. Have one get a handpump for a well for water. Have a nurse or dr in your neighborhood, have them be your triage point. Have a heavily armed neighbor? Have them be in charge of neigborhood security and decide who will assist. Food supplies/sources etc. Get to know your neighbors cause if the SHTF, you are looking at your new family or foe. Know BEFOREHAND who you can count on and whom you may have to drive out.