While contemplating the future outcome of this wonderfully disastrous mess, I came across this 15-year-old, post Katrina paper. Unbelievably, these were the main lessons, delivering a true déjà vu:
Tremendous uncertainty - with no leadership,
Moral trial by images –the media was present in early stages more than anyone and projected the images that shaped the face of the crisis.
The blame game, between basically everyone including the President’s aids to local officials.
Ignoring the early warning signs,
Chain reaction and widening of the crisis- as many thought that once the storm is over things will get back to normal while actually when the storm was over, the crisis just began.
If there’s anything we can still implement from these lessons, it would certainly be last point: “as many thought that once the storm is over things will get back to normal while actually when the storm was over, the crisis just began.”
Ariel Tirosh & Team
Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at Douglas Elliman
917.750.5654 | atirosh@elliman.com