Thread by @BvlbanchaAccess

for those not familiar with hurricanes, heres a general flow on the chaos AFTER the storm:

Days 1-3- if you are evacuated, you try to get back or get updates from someone who stayed about your home and community

Days 1-3: communities and social networks are checking in on each other to get an assesment of who has what, and who needs what

Days 1-3: alot of picking up the pick-upable debris and chaos

Day 3-4: Alot of estimating costs, taking photos, calculating if your busget forces you to stay or leave

Day 3-4: people are creating their mid-term plan - some people are returning and staying w no resources others who stayed leave, others re-evacuate long term bc they cannot stay

Day 4-6: mid-term plan starts happening, people pack and re-leave, tarps are solidly on roofs, fema and insurance forms start happening

Day 4-6: if you are off the grid, food, clean water, sewage access, and clean clothes start to be top-of-mind

Day 4-6: If you are away, long term evacuation (aka not just crashing at a friends for two nights) starts to be a major concern

Day 7-15: After much stress (even with the most self kindness) people begen to break down emptionally. they meed comfort and acts of non-survival kindness to help with suffering

Day 7-15: Organized governmental support can be felt. Roads are cleaner, power may be more accessible, more accurate estimations are available

Day 7-15: Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches from every small church congregation on the gulf coast shows up with a truck full of supplies, kind people hand out bottled water, and strong people move big stuff

Day 10-20: More organized business relief measures come through- like corporate handouts and Home Improvement stores start platforming. The first roofing crews are up and at it. Power is generally better. Medical and food supply lines are better

Day 20-30: news cycle moves on. Communities are left to rebuild the rest on their own