Flood and Fear: The South 2011
The biggest tragedies of natural disasters are, of course, loss of life. What would you say is the next worse? Some would say loss of property. One devastation most would never consider is the sheer lost of human dignity.
For the families that have most been affected by the floods are those of limited means. The South has the poorest states in the US. (see below) When a person lives paycheck to paycheck, buying simple items as a new pillow could be out reach. Imagine being asked to leave all your belonging behind to live in a shelter.
Your job could be gone, your families are scattered and you may never have a the place you called home, to go to again. There is no insurance, because you rent. There are no replacements on your furnishing because they were purchased second hand. No warranties available for your electronics or entertainment. No full coverage on the car because it is too expensive. No health insurance for the stress or injury. You are forced to sleep on a floor and wait for hand outs. At least that is how it feels to be there.
This is what it is like to be poor and dislocated.
You can help. The American Red Cross continues to assist with 400 workers on the cross now. 1-800- Red Cross.
The biggest tragedies of natural disasters are, of course, loss of life. What would you say is the next worse? Some would say loss of property. One devastation most would never consider is the sheer lost of human dignity.
For the families that have most been affected by the floods are those of limited means. The South has the poorest states in the US. (see below) When a person lives paycheck to paycheck, buying simple items as a new pillow could be out reach. Imagine being asked to leave all your belonging behind to live in a shelter.
Your job could be gone, your families are scattered and you may never have a the place you called home, to go to again. There is no insurance, because you rent. There are no replacements on your furnishing because they were purchased second hand. No warranties available for your electronics or entertainment. No full coverage on the car because it is too expensive. No health insurance for the stress or injury. You are forced to sleep on a floor and wait for hand outs. At least that is how it feels to be there.
This is what it is like to be poor and dislocated.
You can help. The American Red Cross continues to assist with 400 workers on the cross now. 1-800- Red Cross.
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