I am surely not a swimmer, but after the recent tragic flooding in Texas, it got me and my roommate wondering…

  • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    6
    ·
    edit-2
    4 days ago

    I believe in a flood situation what kills you isn’t usually the drowning part. It’s the being crushed by debris.

    • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      edit-2
      4 days ago

      After riding out Katrina for two weeks flooded in, I found myself wondering where all the gators were, and very thankful that nobody was attacked by one (to my knowledge, at least in my area)…

      Cuz we’re definitely in a gator area…

      • JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        4 days ago

        Never been there before. But there are videos of Fukushima debris floes. Looks like a nightmare, regardless of your swimming level.

        • over_clox@lemmy.worldOP
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          4 days ago

          During Katrina flooding, if you didn’t have a boat or a tractor, you’d have to walk like 2 miles through flood water, in the swamps, to even get to a store.

          Hell, people were even bathing in the flood waters!

          It was only after the flood mostly subsided, that I found myself wondering, how lucky everyone was to not be attacked by gators!