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struggle4progress

(118,285 posts) Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:19 PM Feb 2018

Puerto Rico Four Months After Hurricane

FEBRUARY 01, 2018 2:45 PM

Signs of devastation from Hurricane Maria are evident across the island, with some 40 percent of the U.S. territory still without power ...

https://www.voanews.com/a/puerto-rico-4-months-after-maria/4234738.html

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Puerto Rico Four Months After Hurricane (Original Post) struggle4progress Feb 2018 OP

But do they still have the paper towels? Bleacher Creature Feb 2018 #1

I think I read that FEMA was going to stop aiding them with water BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2

Thank you for posting this! No one is reporting on it. It will go down as one of our Squinch Feb 2018 #3

gawd. I've been through a devastating Cha Feb 2018 #4

Bleacher Creature

(11,256 posts)

1. But do they still have the paper towels?

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:28 PM

Feb 2018

Our priorities as a country are so messed up.

BigmanPigman

(51,593 posts)

2. I think I read that FEMA was going to stop aiding them with water

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:34 PM

Feb 2018

and food but then they reconsidered. Also the mayor of San Juan said that it is so bad there that their govt has chosen to give the rebuilding of their electrical grid to private companies due to lack of help from the US govt. That is NOT good...their local govt is almost as corrupt as our fed govt.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

3. Thank you for posting this! No one is reporting on it. It will go down as one of our

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:37 PM

Feb 2018

great shames as a country that this is how we treat our own countrywomen and men.

I'm surprised there is no cholera or anything going on yet.

Cha

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4. gawd. I've been through a devastating

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2018, 10:42 PM

Feb 2018

hurricane.. took us 5 years to rebuild but we had lots of help from FEMA in 1992. Red Cross, and the National Guard.

We got back our Electricity in 3 months.. thanks to electricians coming over from Mainland to help.

Hang in there Puerto Rico!

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