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In anticipation of high winds returning on Monday, officials have warned the entire Los Angeles County population of nearly 10 million to be ready to evacuate. (www.reuters.com)
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[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Jesus Christ that would be a gigantic operation

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I can't see how that would eve be possible in US, like where would 10 million people go, how would necessities such as food and water be distributed, etc. It would basically be a refugee crisis of biblical proportions.

[–] DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's slightly less than the number of refugees Europe had to deal with in the last two decades. In total. All at once. There's no way the US will handle that well.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 months ago

Exactly, it's an absolutely stupendous number.

[–] knfrmity@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't be surprised if they don't make it any further than their nearest highway.

The 2016 evacuation of Fort McMurray involved "just" 80,000 from the town and there were enough traffic issues then.

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 4 months ago

I have hard time imagining how the transit infrastructure would handle this as well.