tourists in Jamaica

Hurricane Mellissa has been in the news for many days. Most recently for the impacts it had on property and infrastructure on Island of Jamaica. I ran across this item in a LinkedIn post, “What really stood out to me, though, was their report of 25,000 tourists currently on the island as of their October 29, 11 AM EST briefing.”

Yikes! Why didn’t those people cancel their vacations and get off the island? I guess it is another human behavior we might have to account for. An earthquake can happen with no warning, but a hurricane is totally different. Perhaps people were not tuned into the news of an impending disaster—coming to where they are! Maybe they were excited to “be in a hurricane!”

All of the above seems crazy to me personally.