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It happens everywhere. What I always ask myself is who takes care of those people. Is there a place where the law can make insurance companies pay? It is a shame what you say about the Katrina victims. Should there be a law about prices in hotels in these cases? Do you have laws to help the citizens?

oh!yes they are out there.The looters.They are scum and thugs

Sadly not everyone can afford flood insurance. Most people in this world are living paycheck to paycheck, some day to day. I know I couldn't afford flood insurance. We barely get by now... I have been praying for everyone in Texas, it's so sad and awful. =(

Yes, it's quite distressing to read the news coming out of Texas. As if the hurricane wasn't enough, there are those who look at it as an opportunity to cheat victims, and others who jump at the chance to commit crimes.

It's such a sad thing all the way around.

These are very sad statistics indeed. But the cats and dogs saved are good statistics.

Very sad situation indeed for many people. Our prayers are with these people that have been so devastated.

This is really sad. I seen a comment on FB about the people looting places. One picture showed a guy taking money out of a cash register. They probably figured the security cameras weren't working so they wouldn't get caught. Not a smart move at all.

They're talking about a 500-year flood, and according to the Houston TV station I've been watching (channel 2), a lot of the places that have flooded are not considered in "flood plains;" and, as the government for some inexplicable reason has control over flood insurance, people who don't live in designated flood plains cannot buy flood insurance. The reason so many people are volunteering is because they are NOT going to wait for FEMA or any other government agency. They've probably seen what happens when you wait on the government: you die waiting. As for the looting and the price gouging, that shouldn't surprise you. There were scammers in New Orleans before the National Guard or the Salvation Army arrived in the immediate aftermath of Katrina. The worst thing I heard was people were posing as "federal officials" and ordering people to leave their homes...then looting the homes. There's one thing about a natural (or even man-made) disaster that is absolutely certain: it will show the best in people, and it will show the absolute worst in people as well.

We have insurance for both earthquake and flooding, even this is not a dangerous area. We had a storage room flooded four years ago, due to the rupture of the fire system. The insurance full paid our damages in 4 months.

Don't worry, our government (i.e. MY tax dollars) will bail out those idiots that didn't have flood insurance. Just like MY tax dollars go to bail out idiots that build houses on sand dunes on the beaches of areas prone to hurricanes, or idiots who build houses on the edge of cliffs in California that fall into the ocean, or idiots who build houses up in the fire-prone hills of southern California. Basically, I work my a$$ off so that I can bail out people who make bad decisions.

Given your last point, I'm not surprised most people have no flood insurance. I mean it costs a fortune and then when you do get flooded they don't pay out, so what's the point?

That is a terrible thing, to have insurance and no response. Can they even get insurance in a flood zone? Houston needs some zoning laws maybe.

It is an awful situation all around. Imagine trying to make more money off of people's misery.

Disasters either bring out the best in people or the worst in people. People make their choices. Some give thanks and build a new life. Some create another disaster in their life that they could have controlled out of the disaster that was beyond their control. Go figure.

Gas here has already gone up and they are saying it will top 50 cents a gallon increase by the weekend. I don't think that will happen. Many people cannot afford home owners insurance, let alone flood insurance which I assume is very costly. And, many places flooded are not places that you would normally need flood insurance for. I am surprised only a few looters, that's actually a very low number in such a big city.

What a sad mess

sounds like one big mess,,,good luck to everyone,,,good to see a post from you

I think the looting and price gouging is despicable ... I'm afraid I don't understand why the price of gas has gone up...

Seems like the greed in people comes out in the worst times. It is sad when companies collect insurance money and when it is time to pay out, don't. Some of these facts are shocking and I don't have the words to say how mad it makes me to read how they treat people who have no place to live because their homes are flooded with water.