For those of you that started clean-up in Galveston.... (Miami: dangerous, food)

[beckycat]

How bad is it? Is it very dangerous? How about mosquitos or disease? (stagnant water) My husband wants to come help with the clean-up so I wanted some input on it. My neighbor once helped out after a hurricane in Miami. He said he couldn't stand seeing what was going on. Ppl didn't have food or water. There was looting. Also the concerns of disease from stagnant water. I wanted to see if it's really that bad b/c this is something that would really help with work. The economy is so bad, he can't find work here in FL.

[texas7]

If you are cleaning up in Galveston or any flooded area - you want to make sure you have a tetnus shot (just in case you get cut) and if you are in stagnant water with a cut - might want to consider hepatitis vaccine as well.

[Poltracker]

I second that. Make sure he is up-to-date on all his shots and has a good stack of cleaning, bug repellant and personal hygiene supplies, including bleach to decon footware. A small first aid kit to carry around would be a good idea too. They are doing aerial spraying for mosquitos but that only works to a limited extent.