Originally Posted by
Yaatri
I heard from not just family, but also friends from around the world asking me if I was OK after Sandy, but very few calls after Katrina, although Katrina was very devastating for me and Sandy was a non-event.
It seems things have changed a lot in 6-7 years.
I think also Sandy is getting more attention BECAUSE of Katrina. Presumable your friends and family know how bad Katrina was for you and now they want to make sure you are ok after Sandy.
I used to live in VA, and although my old area did pretty well this time, I was still nervous for my friends there - it only takes one tree.
Of course, for news outlets in Europe, it would probably always be more of a story hitting NYC than "somewhere down south", but that might just be me being cynical...
DanishFlyer