Reports are filtering through with all kinds of speculation on why George Bush was so slow on responding to emergency calls from New Orleans and affected surrounding states. I think that with such a big engine (being the government, in any country for that matter) it takes time to turn wheels and provide suitable action. Blame is flying around left right and center.

On a local talk radio show it was discussed how 'ready' local government would be for a natural or any other disaster (possible problems at Koeberg Nuclear power station on the Cape West Coast for instance). They DO have contingency plans in place, but I think nothing can really prepare one for a disaster on such large scale.

For instance think how a suburb like Parklands on the West Coast main road would look upon evacuation calls. The houses are literally built on top of each other, going into kilometers of suburbs with narrow roads and it would surely create chaos.

Sorry for venting, just had to get that out!