What was really sad to me was looking at the released list of fatalities. All elderly people, except maybe the "youngster" who was 57. Without knowing any of the individual stories, I'd guess they weren't just capable, either physically or mentally, of rapid mobility, and had no one to look out for them.

Certainly my wife and I are updating our "go bag," though we don't live in a terribly risky area (except for earthquake, which is basically most of CA).

I hope people with elderly relatives in the area have put together a game plan.