Submitted by Hardscrabble Farmer
When you build your home in a place called Tornado Alley, don’t act surprised when a twister comes knocking. Live in a flood plain, expect floods.
There is a bizarre desire in the human species to deny reality before, during, and after the fact. But here we are, once again looking for someone or something to blame for own poor choices. A quick search of ariel photos of the region beforehand clearly shows that the majority of buildings were all constructed on the nice, wide, loamy floodplain along the banks of some mighty rivers rather than situated above the highwater mark. Never for a moment did anyone ever wonder why it was so flat, swept clean.
Now they know.
Maybe next time will be different.
Striking Photos Show Aftermath Of Europe’s Devastating Floods
Update (1700ET): At least 125 people have died and 1,300 unaccounted for after devastating floods ripped through western Germany and Belgium.
Rescuers are frantically searching flooded towns in Rhineland-Palatinate, a southwest German state bordered by France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and North-Rhine Westphalia, a western German state.
