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'Hysteria Is Starting to Spread' As Humanitarian Crisis Grows in Puerto Rico After Maria
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/hurricane-maria-puerto-rico-us-virgin-islands-dominica-car ^ | 9/23/17 | Pam Wright

Posted on 09/23/2017 11:08:07 PM PDT by Kartographer

"Hysteria is starting to spread. The hospital is about to collapse. It's at capacity," Mayor Jose Sanchez Gonzalez of the north coastal town of Manati told the Associated Press Saturday, crying. "We need someone to help us immediately."

Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told The Weather Channel they were attempting to reach the most remote areas of the island by helicopter, as travel has been crippled by debris and downed power lines on Puerto Rico's roads. Officials said Saturday they still could not communicate with more than half the territory's towns.

Local newspaper El Nuevo Dia reported Saturday evening that the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were attempting to take control of a tanker loaded with fuel that was adrift in the sea near Salinas. The agencies are concerned that a spillage could occur should the tanker run aground.

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KEYWORDS: hurricane; hurricanemaria; puertorico
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To: Kartographer

Just as anyone with a brain knew it would. For that matter, it’s been spiraling for a few decades. Now they will use this to push for statehood even harder (need more money!) or for another bailout (need more money!).


61 posted on 09/24/2017 2:31:25 PM PDT by Vaden (First they came for the Confederates... Next they came for Washington... Then they came...)
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To: SkyPilot

I have wondered the same thing about many of their foreign locations.

I’m ready for a tiny house - one that will still accept my bedroom furniture, lol.


62 posted on 09/24/2017 5:44:49 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Vermont Lt

never had electric power til i joined the navy,but it really didn’t bother me you can’t miss something you never had.


63 posted on 09/25/2017 8:08:15 AM PDT by old gringo (a wise monkey never monkeys with another monkeys monkey.)
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To: Kartographer

Here it comes, the media push to turn this into Trump’s “Katrina”.

Of course they are ignoring what we’re already doing down there.


64 posted on 09/25/2017 8:09:04 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dr_lew
We have used aircraft carriers for this purpose elsewhere but they may all be deployed in the Asian pacific at this time and unavailable for relief duty in the Caribbean.
65 posted on 09/25/2017 8:57:16 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: JLAGRAYFOX
Three million people and 80 billion in debt. How did they even do that?
66 posted on 09/25/2017 8:58:16 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks Thanks Kartographer.
67 posted on 09/25/2017 9:08:43 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: dfwgator

I saw something about it already—Joy Reid,

http://www.thedailybeast.com/puerto-rico-has-become-trumps-katrina


68 posted on 09/25/2017 9:23:30 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: Freedom56v2

And the celebrities have already started:

Marc Anthony

Mr. President shut the ____ up about NFL. Do something about our people in need in #PuertoRico. We are American citizens too.


69 posted on 09/25/2017 9:24:45 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Sad, but of course, the media will not cover Trump’s efforts on Puerto Rico :(


70 posted on 09/25/2017 9:33:36 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: dfwgator; Freedom56v2

71 posted on 09/25/2017 9:35:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks...I had not seen a couple of these :)


72 posted on 09/25/2017 9:37:23 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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