• Brkdncr@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    It’s easier to move the people away. The infrastructure needed to have a mobile housing would be incredibly costly, especially to maintain it.

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      28 days ago

      If the people continue to be employed in the area – and in some disasters, they might not – putting them somewhere a long ways away may not be an option.

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        28 days ago

        Moving apartments into areas surrounding evacuation zones seems like a good way to cause traffic and logistical issues.

        If it’s so bad that they don’t have shelter within a reasonable area you start airdropping tents into nearby stadiums.