‘Hope Isn’t A Strategy.’ How To Prepare For A Natural Disaster During COVID-19

April 11, 2020btollesonRSS Sample

If a natural disaster hits during the COVID-19 pandemic, evacuation shelters like this one in California would be dangerous. Agencies are planning for alternatives.

If a major hurricane, flood or wildfire happens during the pandemic, evacuation shelters could be dangerous and cross-state aid impossible. So disaster response experts are planning new strategies.

(Image credit: Hector Mata/AP)