Residents evacuate Cedar Rapids homes ahead of flooding in Iowa

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       Natural disasters occur yearly all across the globe, and part of being prepared for these disasters is for our government to be involved in protecting its citizens. The article you will read discusses how Iowa's planned preparation helped prevent the loss of lives and save tons of money. According to the article, they told citizens that the flood was coming days before it had happened and that they needed to get out of the city. All 130,000 residents of Cedar Rapids made it out with just enough time to move furniture and valuables away from the flood's destructive path. Also, they houses that were destroyed from a previous flood where destroyed to prevent anyone else from losing more money. They even ended up closing schools just  till the next week just as a precaution. This is an excellent example of how the government and it's various programs should protect and provide for it's people. This is an example of a good government. As Ceder Rapids City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said... "All the work is coming together, and you can see the benefit of planning and preparation,". This city knew that in the past they have had situations similar to this one, and decided to prepare for it. This is an excellent decision by the City Manager. Other cities need to take note on what was done. There have been several situations in New York alone where natural disasters have occurred and we were not fully prepared. Even for simple things like in the winter when it snows heavily, some people can't even get off their block because snow plows are not on time, or are not in abundance. Why are we not preparing for situations like this? Our country certainly has enough money to do it. we already waste money on things that are necessary, so why not. I'm sure there are some behind the scenes prep, but nothing major that would help us like the people of Iowa received help This is related to APGOPO because we are currently talking about the foundation of our government, and the steps it took to find the necessary requirements and services to our people. We also learned about how philosophers like John Locke believed that the purpose of the government was to help all people achieve equal natural rights, and that the government was obliged to protect and defend its citizens.This scenario is a definitely how John Locke wanted the government to protect and serve the people. Our government needs to do a better job preparing for situations like this in other locations.




http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/09/25/residents-evacuate-cedar-rapids-homes-ahead-flooding-in-iowa.html