Wondering just how much of a problem food and wter really was.
Water I can see.
But how much food was readily available. In peoples homes as well as in the grocery stores,resturants,convieniance stores ETC.
Yes some of it would have been bad from the flooding. meats breads and other things that come packaged in a way the flood water would have ruined it. But think about your local grocery store and how many things there are there that would be uneffected by water. Canned goods,unopened cerial, and any number of things packaged in airtight packages.
Even water. there is bottled water in stores,Bottled juice, and while not the ideal rehydrator, Soda.
Im thinking even with all the devistation. there was probably enough food to sustain those there for at least a week.
The people who got into trouble. are the ones that left their homes area and walked miles to these areas like that highway overpass Im thinking.
When all is said and done I wouldnt be surprised to find out that outside of the ones trapped in their attics, the ones that didnt make the walk. Have suffered the least amount of fatalities due to starvation or the most likely cause, dehydration.
