Who on earth allowed homes, multistorey apartments etc to be built so close to the ocean along Florida's east coast?
...because it sure was a spectacularly-dumb idea.
Now look what's happened.
Ian, king tide, then Nicole finished off the property massacre.
72 years ago, at church Sunday school, little bambu was singing:
"The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
The foolish man built his house upon the sand,
...and the rain tumbling down.
The rain came down and the water came up,
The rain came down and the water came up,
The rain came down and the water came up,
...and the house upon the sand went SPLAT! "
The building there should never have been allowed.
People have lost their homes.
It's the job of govts to protect citizens from this type of disaster.
...including from themselves.