Have you ever had to flee from a natural disaster?

[KostasKouvalis]

I had to flee from a wildfire a few days ago that was threatening my neighborhood. We grabbed as much as we could and bolted. We spent the first night in our cars at a gas station parking lot, and the second night we went to a hotel in the neighborhoring town. Our city was like a ghost town. There was only one store open. The gas station charged me $50 for some chicken and sandwiches, but the bar next door gave people free food and beverages.

Smoke from the fire

Line of evacuees

Red Sky

Aftermath

One of the properties that burned

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@alice55

[Dargil]

I knew a hurricane was coming,. I drove 30 miles inland.

[KostasKouvalis]

Damn. I'm sorry

[IslaTheWitch]

Oh my... I'm sorry... it must be terrible to flee from your own home...

are you and your family alright?

[KostasKouvalis]

I'll take that as a "No". Jakie natural disasters w Polsce? Raz kiedyś się stodoła za pali, albo się wioska zaleje bo burzy😂

Yeah, until the next one😂

[IslaTheWitch]

we have floods quite often in specific places :D

nigdy nie zrozumiem, czemu ludzie, z uporem maniaka, mieszkają w miejscach zalewanych co najmniej raz do roku...

[KostasKouvalis]

Okay. The truth is, almost anywhere you build will have some risk of natural disaster. I think that region of Europe is still one of the safest in the world when it comes to natural disasters

[IslaTheWitch]

yep... I need some thrill I move to Texas :D

[Unit1]

That is very bad.

Sucks to be on that side and potentially lose everything.

[KostasKouvalis]

So that's a Nein in regards to my question. You guys in northern/Central Europe are lucky

[Unit1]

Correct. I didn't realize i wasn't answering it directly. Soz about unintentionally making you guess.

[Unit1]

Although i must clarify i have fled from a dictatorship dominated region in April 2022 having taken a loan in enabling it just for me.

[KostasKouvalis]

What were you doing in a dictatorship region?

[Unit1]

I was stranded there. My parents dragged me there when I was just 15 years old and going in grade 8 in high school. They ruined my life.

[KostasKouvalis]

Where was this?

[Unit1]

I don't want to answer this in public

[jahaims]

Take shelter not flee

[KostasKouvalis]

Tornado?