i still wait for responses
rescuers are paid a salary, whether sat in an office or knees deep in mud
volunteers do it for free, hense called volunteers.
hospital costs are the same whether you had a car accident or injured due to mud
the clear up is paid for using taxes (budgets of the environment, transportation and emergency services/agencies)
houses are insured.
so tell me unlike haiti which isnt really as developed with government services. and where thousands were affected. what are the actual non paid for items, that these couple dozen households have.