For the people of Moore, Oklahoma it had been nothing less than a normal day in society. But suddenly, a twister about a mile wide, destroying over 17 miles of land, had destroyed the town . Homes, hospitals, and schools had been destroyed, leaving dozens injured. All of this had unraveled in just half an hour. With 91 people dead and that number STILL rising, and including over 20 children, the search still continues to find people lost in the rubble and debris of this catastrophe. Lastly, the total cost of the damage is over 1 billion dollars.
When comparing this tragedy to that of the Boston Molasses Flood, one similar and the most important aspect of these situations, is how traumatized the people were in the aftermath of the situations. People had lost family, friends, and also they had to live with the fear of knowing their loved ones could still be lost in the damage. The number of people injured and the death toll of both situations could be considered as well. Similar to Katie, the major difference of the two disasters was the geographic location, considering Oklahoma is in the Midwest. Also, the Boston Molasses flood could have been avoidable if the renovations were made to the molasses tank, seeing as they had been advised throughout the book. Another difference was the atmosphere of the disasters. By this I mean, the people of Boston had been taken by surprise, with no time to take precaution. While the people of Moore had taken some precaution, but were at a loss for how powerful the twister was, underestimating the power of the storm.
I agree with you Chris when you say that a similarity between these two disasters is how people were traumatized. Not knowing if someone in my family was alive or not, or if they were missing must have been terrible and a horrible feeling.
ReplyDeleteI also think that it would be traumatizing waiting to see if loved ones in the area were okay. That feeling of anticipation to hear from someone in that sort of event can also relate to the Boston bombing situation for me, and I'm sure many others. I had friends who went to the marathon, and I was scared for them. They weren't answering my calls and I was so nervous. At the end of they day I found out they were okay, but we were all still shaken by the experience. I'm sure some of you can relate, if any of your friends went to the marathon.
ReplyDeleteKatie I can also relate to that feeling of fear and not knowing that came from the Boston Marathon bombing with friends there. With the Oklahoma Tornado or the Boston Molasses flood, or even the Boston Marathon incident they happened within a town, but would affect more that just that town. I think many of us reading this book or hearing about the bombing just cannot get over how "close to home" it was,instilling fear into us. That would probably also be true for the people of Moore, Oklahoma and it's surrounding society.
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