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

  • @JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world
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    1 month 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
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      1 month 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
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        21 month 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
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          11 month 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!