“Hurricane Ike was terrifying for everyone,” said Joel Achenbach in The Washington Post, “but for many the aftermath is worse.” People who decided to stay and ride out the storm in Galveston, Tex., now face what could be weeks with no running water, no power, and no gas.
That’s what happens when you defy the order to evacuate, said the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in an editorial. “It’s a lesson Texans should have learned from Katrina and Rita.” Sticking around only worsens the crisis that inevitably endures long after the wind and water have done their damage.
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