Hot, isolated, and running out of supplies, parts of Puerto Rico near desperation
Source: The Washington Post
By Samantha Schmidt and Joel Achenbach September 24 at 10:35 PM
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Four days after a major hurricane battered Puerto Rico, leaving the entire island in a communications and power blackout, regions outside San Juan remained disconnected from the rest of the island and the world. Juncos, in a mountainous region southeast of the capital that was slammed with Marias most powerful winds, remains isolated, alone, afraid.
For many residents, the challenge of accessing the essentials of modern life gasoline, cash, food, water began to sink in. And government officials had no answers for them. Estimates for the return of electricity and basic services will be measured not in days but in weeks and months. For those most vulnerable, far too long.
Many have been openly wondering when help will arrive, whether from local officials or from the federal government. The first thing some villagers ask when they see outsiders: Are you FEMA?
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló is warning that his government needs broader assistance from the federal government, calling on the Pentagon especially to provide more aid for law enforcement and transportation. Rosselló said hes also worried that Congress will shortchange his island once the initial wave of emergency relief is gone.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/hot-isolated-and-running-out-of-supplies-parts-of-puerto-rico-near-desperation/2017/09/24/7f3bcc78-a139-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html
Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)IronLionZion
(45,447 posts)SaintLouisBlues
(1,244 posts)Did not see any Puerto Rico news under the US heading. Sent google an email about this just now.
angrychair
(8,699 posts)Secretary Luis Gerardo Rivera Marín is a hardline trump supporter and has made a point to praise trump and his administration every time he has been on Rachels show.
Maybe they need somebody that isnt kissing trumps ass and is willing to be a spokesperson or the people of PR.
haele
(12,659 posts)There's no time for politics in this situation. There will be starvation - nothing for them to eat there but maybe fish and UN/USAID famine supplies by the end of next month if they don't get help.
Haele
angrychair
(8,699 posts)And start advocating for the people of the territory he was elected to represent.
Every time he has been on Rachels show he has name dropped trump or his wife and their great support. Obviously not. Its about time he was called to the carpet by Rachel or some actual journalist for the complete lack of support by this administration.
We are the wealthiest nation on Earth, our citizens should not need to receive aid from the UN.
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)OldHippieChick
(2,434 posts)a couple of minions over to "assess" damage. They'll get back to us in a month or so.
NickB79
(19,246 posts)Each one packing 1,000 Marines, a fully functioning 68-bed hospital with operating rooms, 50,000 sq. ft of cargo space, Amphibious Assault Vehicles that can land on beaches, and dozens of Osprey and Sea Stallion aircraft that don't need runways.
Where. The. Fuck. Are. They?
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been assisting Disaster Response Operations since second week of Sept
The others are currently located at...
Bremerton, WA
Nortfolk, VA
San Diego, CA
Newport News, VA
Eastern Pacific
Western Atlantic
Qualifications of coast of Japan
annabanana
(52,791 posts)all but forgotten