1) There were Red Alerts
2) According to interviews of people on the scene (Ch 29--all morning and Jose Gutierrez in the afternoon) There was no warning except from friends. My niece's friend lost everything but her life, thanks to a friend that went to her place and got her out of there in time.
3) I am sure that when the sh!t hit the fan, CD and Fire Department people went into action, but at 5000 cu. mt PER SECOND!! (I finally got a confirmation on this!!) for over an hour, then 3000 cu. mt per sec for even longer periods...there was little that could be done except try and get people out.
4) engineers know that at 500 cu Mt per sec, there is a good possibility of flooding in low-laying areas. Most of the day saw 1300 cu mt/sec being discharged, AFTER periods of 5000, and 3000 cu mts./sec FYI: 5000 cu mt/sec = 78,000,000 gallons!!/hour)
THEY KNEW
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