Thursday, September 15, 2011

More storms on the East coast; Tropical Storm Lee causes more havoc

"Swollen Susquehanna River prompts evacuation orders"


It looks like the East Coast is running into more problems with hurricanes. One of the latest storms, named "Lee" is currently causing problems for many residents in the states of New York and Pennsylvania. Nearly 100,000 people have been told to evacuate the towns that border the Susquehanna River, because the water is expected to rise to a level that is going to exceed the height of the levees currently in place.

The last line of this article irks me a little. I quote from the story: "Ninety miles down the river crews put up sandbags to protect the governor's mansion in Harrisburg."
Nice to know that the important people are being protected while the "less important" citizens have to evacuate.

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