Hurricane Maria/Crisis in Puerto Rico
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/22/at-least-6-dead-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria-officials-say/
Speaking of, what's going on in places like Houston? Irma and Harvey have only been gone for a matter of weeks and yet how much do we hear about the havoc left in their wake. What has happened to the people who lost everything there?
And where is this all going to take us when the US debt is already sky high? Is this the beginning of what James Howard Kunstler refers to as "The Long Emergency"?
I'd say this is a good time for all of us to learn to live a more simple life. Learn some good basic skills. Live closer to work. And have a good circle of friends. Life is getting interesting.
The former Presidents are taking action:
Former Presidents expand hurricane relief efforts to Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands
"One America Appeal," the hurricane relief effort established by all five living former US Presidents -- Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama -- will now include aid for Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands, which were hit by Hurricane Maria.
The fund was established to aid relief efforts in Texas after Hurricane Irma, and was later expanded to include Hurricane Irma recovery efforts in Florida.
(CNN)Rapper Pitbull sent his private plane to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to transport cancer patients to the mainland US for chemotherapy treatments.
Anyone close to the matter have some ideas?
At this rate it will take 6 months or more to get to 100%.
Yup the white house is doing some good work
Dead animals in Puerto Rico water, mayor says
AT THIS HOUR
Money over stuff. Money can buy the right stuff at the right time.
People/companies have delivered bins full of stuff to docks with no plan on how to distribute. FEMA is only equipped to plan what they are doing. Not what others are doing.
As one local doctor said - send money even though sending stuff makes you feel better.
There are a number of logistical issues that saying - why can't they do this? why can't the do that? - is foolish. Things can always be done better, but the infrastructure was decaying before this, so the devastation is beyond your wildest imagination. Getting up into the mountains (yes, there are mountains right in the middle) is near impossible. Yesterday, they had a "normal" rainstorm, and the whole Island flooded (As it would have normally done in that instance, but now exacerbated by the destruction). People trying to get to work took 2-3 hours to make 15 minute trips.
Only send stuff if you have a plan to distribute it yourself. Otherwise, send money to a reputable place and trust that it will be used appropriately. If you send stuff or run down there yourself without a plan, all you are doing is stressing the situation and the precious, limited resources trying to make their way to the people in need.
If you need a place that will direct all funds to Puerto Rico, please let me know. I can recommend something for you to research (As you shouldn't take someone on a Pearl Jam message board's word either).
Thank you for all your concern. I'm not sure some people realized Puerto Ricans are US citizens before this happened. This is a long road back for our friends, family and colleagues in Puerto Rico, and we can all help by supporting the people on the ground trying to make things better.
Disaster Relief Donations That Don't Bring Relief
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/09/26/the-very-big-ocean-between-here-and-puerto-rico-is-not-a-perfect-excuse-for-a-lack-of-aid/?utm_term=.dfd94b5bdafb
"Twice on Tuesday, President Trump offered an excuse for why government aid to Puerto Rico has been slow to arrive after Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico is an island.
“It’s very tough, because it’s an island,” Trump said during a meeting with members of the House. “In Texas, we can ship the trucks right out there. And you know, we’ve gotten A-pluses on Texas and on Florida, and we will also on Puerto Rico. But the difference is, this is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean. And it’s a big ocean; it’s a very big ocean. And we’re doing a really good job.”
For cryin' out loud, Donald, it's THE CARIBBEAN, not the Pacific Ocean!
(CNN)Nearly three weeks after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, the vast majority of the island remains without power and the death toll from the storm has risen to 45, authorities said.