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Puerto Rico fires emergency director after finding warehouse full of wasted Hurricane Maria aid
Washington Examiner ^ | January 19, 2020 10:50 AM | Tim Pearce

Posted on 01/19/2020 9:24:52 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez has fired the island’s director of emergency management after officials found a warehouse full of emergency supplies dating back to 2017's Hurricane Maria.

Vasquez dismissed Carlos Acevedo on Saturday and gave officials two days to investigate why the wasted supplies were forgotten. The warehouse was initially investigated for damage following recent earthquakes in the area, and investigators found thousands of items of supplies, including food, water, diapers, and medicine that were intended to help those affected by Hurricane Maria years ago.

¡Esto le saca las lágrimas de coraje a cualquiera! 😡😡😡 Pañales, comida para bebés, estufas, radios, agua, carpas, toldos, ENTRE MUCHOS OTROS SUMINISTROS PERDIÉNDOSE DESDE MARÍA!!! ESTO ES TODO LO QUE PIDE LA GENTE DEL SUR CON LOS TERREMOTOS!!! Video: El León Fiscalizador pic.twitter.com/cd11rdhhhK

— Jeremy Ortiz (@JeremyOrtizTV) January 18, 2020 Vasquez has nominated Brig. Gen. Victor S. Perez, the head of the Puerto Rican National Guard, to replace Acevedo.

The warehouse is located in the Guancha de Ponce sector in the city of Ponce. Ponce Mayor Mayita Melendez denied having any knowledge of the supplies sitting in the warehouse and said that the city did not manage the storage facility.

"Our people suffered greatly bc of how Hurricane María was managed. We cannot allow history to repeat itself," Melendez said on Twitter. "The City of Ponce and its Government had NO knowledge of the findings made in this warehouse near the Guancha de Ponce."

2. As we previously stated, the City of Ponce and its Government had NO knowledge of the findings made in this warehouse near the Guancha de Ponce.

— Mayita Meléndez (@mayitaalcaldesa) January 18, 2020

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: again; carlosacevedo; corruption; hurrican; hurricanemaria; puertorico; victorsperez; wandavazquez
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They did everything they could to make PR "Trump's Katrina," but they failed.
1 posted on 01/19/2020 9:24:52 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Well well well, we all knew it but they tried real hard to kill trump like nagan did to bush


2 posted on 01/19/2020 9:28:36 AM PST by ronnie raygun (nick dip .com)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Is she going to apologize to Trump?


3 posted on 01/19/2020 9:28:42 AM PST by caver
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Someone signed for that stuff. Somewhere there are multiple bills of lading.

Find them.

L


4 posted on 01/19/2020 9:31:33 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Now apologize to Trump!

Here is proof that they tried to create a “Trump Katrina” but failed!

Bastards.


5 posted on 01/19/2020 9:33:32 AM PST by I want the USA back (If free speech is taken away, dumb and silent we are led, like sheep to the slaughter: G Washington)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

liberal scum strike again- it just never ends with these scumbags-


6 posted on 01/19/2020 9:35:52 AM PST by Bob434
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

A single scapegoat. He was the ONLY one who knew about this? The Governor was ultimately responsible as was the mayor and a chain of hundreds of people... who are still in power to do a better job of this next time.


7 posted on 01/19/2020 9:37:41 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Probably not the only warehouse on the island with FEMA supplies. Can’t wait to see this on CNN around the clock.


8 posted on 01/19/2020 9:42:58 AM PST by mikeandike
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Probably been selling stuff out of there.


9 posted on 01/19/2020 9:48:39 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Wasted? More like stolen.


10 posted on 01/19/2020 9:50:34 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I’ll take “Reasons Why Puerto Rico Isn’t Ready For Statehood” for $400 Alex.


11 posted on 01/19/2020 9:50:44 AM PST by Preston Manning (When standing on the edge of a cliff, a "giant step forward" is NOT progress!)
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To: blueunicorn6; cll
Probably been selling stuff out of there.

To the earthquake victims.

12 posted on 01/19/2020 9:50:50 AM PST by null and void (The government wants to disarm us after 243 yrs 'cuz they plan to do things we would shoot them for!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The politicians in Puerto Rico have been running a Ponzi Scheme for years.

Once they made the decision to do that, then it became easier and easier to commit more and more wrong acts.


13 posted on 01/19/2020 9:51:02 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Disgusted, but not surprised.


14 posted on 01/19/2020 9:53:24 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: ronnie raygun

... look what it got Nagan ... isn’t he in jail for fraud?


15 posted on 01/19/2020 9:56:06 AM PST by ByteMercenary (Healthcare Insurance is *NOT* a Constitutional right.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

They almost got hit by a meteor yesterday. No doubt part of an attempted coverup.


16 posted on 01/19/2020 9:57:21 AM PST by Brilliant
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

↑ Click on the above image to see the video

DOES NOT APPEAR ON YOUTUBE, the MSM will not report it.

The Democrats deliberately withheld this aid, it rotted on docks and now, years later we discover warehouses full of it.

See the above video and spread it far and wide. Trump needs vindication as the media still reports how he failed Puerto Rico when their leaders did this to them.

They fired a single scapegoat but they should all hang.

People died and suffered so the left could make a political point that was predicated upon a massive and evil lie.

17 posted on 01/19/2020 10:04:14 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The left’s motto of “never let a crisis go to waste” applies here.
It is amazing anyone votes for a democrat anymore.


18 posted on 01/19/2020 10:17:38 AM PST by dznutz
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
after officials found a warehouse full of emergency supplies dating back to 2017's Hurricane Maria.

Another post yesterday had Puerto Rico emergency director fired after residents discover warehouse full of Hurricane Maria supplies  with the linked story saying that residents had broken open the door after the recent earthquake. It looks like some government officials are lying to make themselves look like heroes.

19 posted on 01/19/2020 10:23:06 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Cutest internet video: Charlie bit my finger. Creepiest internet video: Joe Biden bit my finger.)
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To: KarlInOhio

Appoint a Tsar. Give HIM full authority. Too hell with the Bill of Rights. Everyone gets the minimum wage only. Penal colony for illegal immigrants already jailed. Gulag.


20 posted on 01/19/2020 10:45:04 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET (urope. Why do they put up with this.)
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