Murphy’s Law always operates well during disasters like typhoons. For those who have forgotten what the Law is about it means this—that if anything could go wrong, it will go wrong at the worst moment. So if your car is prone to breaking down, it will do so when it is pouring, in the dead of night and in a solitary place where you are likely to conjure images of Dracula. It will not happen on a sunny day and where help would be just a phone call away.
How can such unlucky victims of the Law be helped? 911 should be the answer but the system is still in its infancy in this country. Try dialing it and there will not be sirens of the police, a medical emergency team and a fire brigade ready to deal with even the most serious emergency, which is the usual thing you see in the movies and which is what is really happening in developed countries of the west. They are even improving on it such that the elderlies and others who are physically challenged can now wear a pendant-like switch that they can press and 911 would know where they are. The emergency teams would be there in a few minutes.
Perhaps the government can form a group that will be paid to do the tasks of 911 in a reliable way. We are quite sure that many who will avail of their services would be willing to pay reasonable rates. Because who are you gonna call during typhoons if you have to bring a family member to the hospital?
During such times the streets are also strewn with cars that broke down. The owners would be glad to pay towing services even at premium rates rather than risk their vehicles being cannibalized by thieves.
So for us to be able to sleep comfortably (that anybody will be able to get the help he needs, just in case) in the middle of the night of scary typhoons, something has to be done towards this end.**