Reply #88: With the unknown number of dead, cholera and typhoid are real [View All]

[BR_Parkway]

fears in the next few days. Also, the sewers have been washed out into all that water, so E Coli is probably contaminating everything. The very young, very old and those with depressed immune systems could be at risk for these diseases - the responsible thing would be to contain it, check out the people who could be infected, then transport them out of the area - if just one or two infected persons went out to one of the other shelters, then the problem could spread.

While I'm highly, furiously critical of the overall mis-handling of this tragedy - it sounds as though someone has gotten on the scene who's making decisions to minimize any more casualties.