For context, my dad is helping with rebuilding right now, and has friends in the govt, elected and appointed, on the island. 2/
â Nelson M. Rosario (@NelsonMRosario) September 30, 2017
“There’s a medical center down here, and everyone that was in the Intensive Care Unit, died. Everyone. That’s just one detail.” 4/
â Nelson M. Rosario (@NelsonMRosario) September 30, 2017
Disaster response is insanely difficult. I get that. My wife has worked in the field for almost ten years. 6/
â Nelson M. Rosario (@NelsonMRosario) September 30, 2017
Maybe that’s me wanting everything to be done for me. All I know is I’m lucky my family is okay, and I can occasionally hear from my dad. 8/
â Nelson M. Rosario (@NelsonMRosario) September 30, 2017
If you want to donate to PR, consider https://t.co/NOjOmIZSbF or https://t.co/B3zVxWWsLz
â Nelson M. Rosario (@NelsonMRosario) September 30, 2017
In better news, there’s progress:
As of Saturday morning, just over half of Puerto Rico’s gas stations had reopened, and Rossello said additional fuel will be arriving throughout next week.
Meanwhile, 51 of 69 hospitals are now open, with most running on diesel-powered generators. Only nine hospitals have electricity without a generator, according to Rossello…
The U.S. military is conducting daily flights delivering food and water for up to 250,000 residents there, according to a press release from the U.S. Northern Command.
And pointlessness:
President Donald Trump plans to make his first visit to Puerto Rico on Tuesday, after critics on both sides of the aisle accused his administration of a lackluster response to the catastrophic damage left by Maria.
Maybe they can find an unspoiled golf course.
San Juan mayor: “I am begging, begging anyone who can hear us to save us from dying.”
Donald Trump, in Bedminster: “Hand me a nine iron.” pic.twitter.com/UgfSdgMdgHâ Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix) September 29, 2017
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