Officials across the U.S. South are scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans around the coronavirus pandemic.
Officials across the South are still scrambling to adjust their hurricane plans to the coronavirus. The big unknown: Where will people fleeing storms go?
“I’d love to be able to tell you we’ve got that answered right now,” Poppell said. “It’s a work in progress.”Hurricane season officially starts Monday, though tropical storms Arthur and Bertha arrived early. Forecasters are expecting a busier-than-normal season. Officials emphasize that shelters are a last resort and urge people to stay with friends or in hotels. But massive unemployment is making the expense of hotels less feasible.“Our biggest change to our hurricane plan is sheltering. How are we going to shelter those that have to evacuate? How are we going to shelter those that are positive-COVID patients? There are multiple ideas that we are considering right now,” Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Greg Michel said.
Protective equipment is the biggest shortfall in several North Carolina counties. Money is always an issue, with counties often waiting for federal reimbursement. Handling nursing homes, hospitals and COVID-19 patients “is one of the most difficult challenges and would require a larger state response,” said Jeffrey Johnson, fire chief in Newport News, Va.Other places downplayed concerns.
In Louisiana, disaster officials said they were used to “overlapping emergencies, and you just have to plow through.” She and others said mixed messages on the coronavirus meant some people weren’t believing what they’re hearing from Washington in an emergency.“I think our lives are in danger now because we don’t trust the federal government,” Cutter said.
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