Viewpoints: Natural Disasters

Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes. Some of the worst natural disasters to live through are floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, and mud slides.

Have you ever lived through a natural disaster? Do you know what to do? Are you prepared for all consequences? Or would you be one of the people who was totally lost when the unthinkable happened? 

This is the topic the viewpoints members are going to cover today. Let's see how they would handle everything.

Each panel member is expressing their personal views and thoughts on the topic. Individual opinions and viewpoints are what make for lively discussion and interesting debate. Whether you agree with them or not, you have to admit it was enlightening!

Have you been through a natural disaster? If so, what type?


Lynn: As a small child, my family went through flooding in Denver prior to the institution of flood control measures on the Platte River which flows through Denver. As a young adult (college) I went through two blizzards. And now, as a homeowner, I have just gone through Hurricane Ike. I also evacuated for Hurricane Rita in 2005.

Amy: Floods my hometown. Athens, Pa is prone to them. Few Blizzards over the years too.

First flood 1972 I was 5 years old and living on the hill we were not directly affected but our parents brought us to the highway and we seen the town flooded, unreal. In 1976 it flooded again not badly though. Near the end of June 2006 the rivers came up to the banks and the town was evacuated. My house sits right between the rivers as I live in town. My house got no water in it thank goodness, but electric was turned off as a prevention measure by Power Company. I lost everything in the frig and down stairs chest freezer... tough thing for a single mom.

Blizzard of 93 had to remove my chronically ill child into town within a block of the hospital in case he needed it. We got 5 1/2 feet of snow within 24 hours, unreal. My husband was back in a trailer with our other two children and I had no contact for 3 days.