Fma Hurricane Case Study

On August 23, 2005 a tropical depression formed over Bahamas, which later on became a category 5 hurricane that struck the Gulf of Mexico of the United State in the early morning of August 29, 2005. The hurricane caused some destruction along the coast due to the storm surge and levee failure. The day before the hurricane hit, the city had evacuated about 80 percent of the population; about 10,000 people had sought shelter in the Superdome, while other people choose to stay at home until the storm left. The government, especially the Federal government, seemed unprepared for this disaster. It took The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) days to establish the operation in New Orleans. However, officials did not know the situation in the
The incident that the soldiers did not help the old couple shows this. While staying in the city, Zeitoun found an old couple who was out of supply of food and water. Zeitoun told the soldiers at the intersection of Napoleon and St. Charles about the old couples, the soldiers said they would go help them. However, four hours passed, when Zeitoun went back and check on the old couples, they were still there. The soldiers did not come and help them. Zeitoun was furious because the soldiers did not carry out their promise (136-137). This example shows that the soldiers were not there to help the victims. The attitude they had when Zeitoun reported them the old couple shows that they did not even care about these civilian. Conversely, when Zeitoun stay in the city, he was paddling around to see if anyone who remains needs help. He even provided foods and water to the neighborhood dogs that were left behind. These two examples show the soldier’s apathy toward the civilian and Zeitoun’s empathy toward the animals. If the rescuers had some insight into the difficulties the civilian face then they would have help and save more