See, the floods are the problem, the winds pass, cause there damage and are gone, but these flood waters remain for days, then you get the waters getting pestilent and it all gets worse. I am no expert on Hurricanes but I have been through two catastrophic ones with thousands of dead people, and most of the deaths were because of flooding. The main problem is people in spite of being aware of the danger are afraid of leaving their belongings and stay put, this is not wise, rescue people are not going to risk their lives to try to get people out of a situation they put themselves in, I know this sounds hard but if I try to save someone who is in a very dangerous place I am now jeopardizing two people's lives his and mine. So everyone should be aware if something like this is going to happen get the hell out of the lowlands, that is what people in Houston should have done, I don't care what the mayor said. Let's hope there is as little loss of life as possible, everything else is secondary.