Rita rushing in at Category Five

I watched with great alarm this morning (Sept 22) on CNN that Hurricane Rita is barrelling up from the Gulf of Mexico and heading towards Texas and Louisana.
US President Bush has declared a state of emergency in these two States. With 280kph winds and gust strength of 324kph, Hurricane Rita is reckoned to be very much stronger than Hurricane Katrina.
Galveston is right in Rita's path. In a way, Katrina was a valuable lesson. If Rita keeps up its Category Five force when it reaches landfall in 48 hours, there will be hell to pay.
It is already a bit late in the day to initiate emergency measures but all must be done and done quickly. This one, as they say, is a killer.
The elderly, women and children and the sick must be ferried out NOW! The idea is not to take chances. This time it is not a drill. All emergency measures and supplies must be discussed and put on standby mode.
From Washington to Galveston, the communications lines must be maintained. In case, some forms of communication are cut, and they will be cut, alternative forms of communication must hit the ground running.
News reports have filtered in that leeves are expected to be breeched, so flooding will be one of the consequences of Rita's wrath.
As quickly as possible, as many people as possible must be evacuated. The last time a hurricane of this lethal strength hit Galveston was in 1900. The death toll was numbered at about 7,000.
That was 105 years today. Today, America has better equipment and space-age technology to ride this one out, as she will the next one if it appears.
We are right in the midst of the hurricane season and it has been several decades since the world experienced hurricanes of such ferocity. Nevertheless, it pays immense dividends to take all precautionary steps to lessen the pain and suffering that will surely follow in the aftermath of Hurricane Rita.
Big, solid structures may not be good enough to withstand the kind of blows that Rita will deliver. Early reports of Hurricane Rita put it barometric pressure near the eye of the Rita at 897 millibars. In layman's terms, it means Rita will pack a punch that is deadlier and more powerful than Katrina.
Statistically, Hurricane Rita is 370 miles wide. So when it sweeps in, it is a very wide arc. Its winds will swirl in like a giant curved blade. It will slash down everything in its path.
The best thing anyone can do is to stay away from its path. It's like watching 50 large trucks coming down at you at full speed. Unless you are from planet Krypton, you are not advised to stand in their way.
America must now alert its friends around the world to stand by with their medical teams and supplies, food and other forms of aid. Within 24 hours after Hurricane Rita has blown past, logistics must be established and rescue aircraft must in the air and coming in.
Of course the National Guard and all the relevant uniformed corps must be on full alert. Rita is not a runaway monkey. It is a maddened Godzilla.
Since Texas is considered to be Rita's primary target, it must move the situation to Code Red, as they say. But with Texas' historical record of staying strong in times of trouble, there is a high probability of the Lone Star State making it through with relatively less damage. We all hope so anyway.
Meanwhile, the whole world, and our side of the Pacific, we are praying for our American brothers and sisters who are in the path of Rita> May God be with them in their hour of need. Stay strong and stay safe, you guys. We are with you all the way.