It's a right pisser going on in Britain. I'm not going to joke about it.
The only thing they can do is evacuate the areas, and it would be an absolute cluster-f if anyone tried to help them do it. First responders have to be natives.
So, the only question is cleanup. Cash money is always nice to have -- there'll be several billion in donations. I figure the total damage is $20 billion or more because of the population density and infrastructure.
We've got a load of FEMA trailers, but a bunch of them don't have air-conditioners, and I honestly don't think the Brits would care to have them. It'd be nice if someone could get some use out of them, but maybe we'll find a use for them after our own tornado and hurricane season.
Concrete. Wood. Steel for commerical buildings. Pipes for water and sewage. The water treatment plants just need the water level to subside and electrical power restored.
Not to be an ass here, but at some point people will be wanting tea. I don't pretend to understand it, but it goes security, water, tea, food -- I think it's about the same for the Chinese. Lump that in with food requirements, and you'll need road repair for the trucks to carry all the consumables. I don't know anything about road construction in Britain because the wet weather is going to preclude asphault. I've no idea if they're just running on straight concrete or reinforced or what. We use prefabs for most of our outlying roads (Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Montana, etc.) and maybe those can get cut to fit.
At some point in all this, it's got to stop raining.
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