How to handle a national disaster

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From: bearclaw
Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:59

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With a volcano apparently approaching an explosive eruption, thousands 
of refugees have been evacuated from their homes near the mountain's 
slopes in the Philippines. 

There are many analogies to the Katrina disaster here in the U.S., but 
the greatest contrast between the two may be the Filipino government's 
handling of the emergency.

There, the government has taken a much more proactive, humane and decent 
tack in dealing with those affected:

"Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo told officials to 
immediately deliver prefabricated shelters and portable toilets to ease 
the congestion and assure sanitation."

"Why make them live in shanties? We have money for better things," she 
said."

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<http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2006/08/12/ap2945326.html>

Perhaps FEMA could learn something from this?

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