An alternate way of looking at things--as to where people choose to live and whether they got what they deserve.....

A huge percentage of the land mass in this country is prone to some type of natural disaster. Anyone that lives within 100+ miles of an ocean is subject to hurricanes (I live over 70 miles from the gulf and ended up with 32 in. of rain in my neck of the woods 2 years ago from a tropical storm). People that live out west are subject to fires. People that live on or near a mountain are subject to avalanches and mudslides. People that live in tornado alley (TX, OK, AR, etc..) are subject to being blown away. People living near rivers are subject to flooding. Hawaii= volcanos. On and on it goes.

The point is there aren't many "safe" places to live and people don't "deserve" any of the natural disasters that occur, even when they know it's a possibility. Yes we all pay for the disasters that occur all over the country in a small percentage but the people who live in those areas pay more than the safe people.

Rant off.