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    Puerto Rico

    57 brought this up in another thread but I think it deserves it's own. My favorite take, by a writer I read frequently, is below. As he says, substitute Connecticut every time you see Puerto Rico mentioned in the news:

    http://cdrsalamander.blogspot.com/20...-our-game.html

    First of all, throw away all your “Well, the lessons learned from the Haitian earthquake tells us … “ parlor talking points.

    Haiti is not Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands; an earthquake is not a hurricane.

    The residents of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands are United States citizens. They are also some of our poorest citizens.

    As a data point;
    - Per capita income of Connecticut: $39,373
    - Per capita income of Puerto Rico: $11,241
    - Per capita income of USVI: $13,139

    PR and USVI are islands. There are not six lane interstates where convoys of goods can come from neighboring states before the storms even end. Everything must come by air and sea.

    Look at data point above one more time.

    Here was Maria’s path:

    Here it is if it came by Connecticut on the same scale. You see, geographic size and population wise, CT and PR are fairly close. You can treat Martha’s Vineyard as the USVI if you wish.

    Is there any question in your mind that there would be a different response if this storm hit the middle of the DC to Boston Corridor? Not just governmental, but by the media and the general public?

    PR and USVI should be swamped with help and assistance to the point they are like some areas of FL earlier this month – where they say, “We have all the help we can take.”

    That isn’t even close to where we are right now. Over the weekend you couldn't get away from people talking about spoiled millionaires throwing hissy-fits at each other.

    No excuse. Yes, things are being done at the Federal level and in civil society - but where is the interest by the press and the people?

    As you read the below, substitute every mention of Puerto Rico for Connecticut.


    Hurricane Maria left a historic trail of destruction across Puerto Rico on Wednesday, its powerful winds carving holes in the walls of 300-year-old homes, flooding neighborhoods, sucking metal roofs off buildings, downing 100-year-old trees and leaving the entire island without power.

    In the capital of San Juan, volunteers sprang into action, assisting stranded drivers, cutting and removing downed limbs to clear the roads. Looters also took advantage of the chaos following the storm to break into furniture stores and gas stations, running past a San Juan police car with sofas and chairs. The police car did not appear to stop.

    Maria made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane packing 155-mph winds — just 2 mph short of Category 5 status — ...

    “Puerto Rico isn’t going to be the same,” said Migdalia Caratini, a lawyer who lives east of San Juan. “It’s going to be before Maria and after Maria.”

    The island was already reeling from Hurricane Irma, which passed the northern coast of Puerto Rico last week as a Category 5. Though Puerto Rico escaped a direct hit from Irma, the storm inflicted major damage on the electrical grid, and portions of the island had been without power even before Maria made landfall.

    On Wednesday, officials from the Puerto Rico State Agency for Emergency and Disaster Management said that portions of the island could be without power for several weeks.
    .....
    Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello, in a statement, called for calm and “prudence during these difficult days.” Citing the need to maintain public order, Rossello imposed a curfew for the island from 6 p.m. until 6 a.m. that will be in effect until Saturday. As night fell, most buildings in San Juan were dark, though some had generators to provide power.
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    People in this ravaged city get their drinking water from a hole poked into a fire hose attached to a street hydrant.

    No one has power and they haven't heard from the outside world in four days, when Hurricane Maria barreled through here early Wednesday, smashing homes and sending walls of water through town.

    Now residents here face a new peril: the Guajataca Dam, which was threatening to breach and could send more floods their way.

    "Unfortunately, we're right in its path," said Kevin Azzaro, an assistant to Mayor Carlos Molina here.
    .....
    "The devastation in Puerto Rico has set us back nearly 20 to 30 years," said Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Jenniffer Gonzalez. "I can't deny that the Puerto Rico of now is different from that of a week ago. The destruction of properties, of flattened structures, of families without homes, of debris everywhere. The island's greenery is gone."
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    Large amounts of federal aid have begun moving into Puerto Rico, welcomed by local officials who praised the Trump administration's response but called for the emergency loosening of rules long blamed for condemning the U.S. territory to second-class status.

    The opening of the island's main port in the capital allowed 11 ships to bring in 1.6 million gallons of water, 23,000 cots, dozens of generators and food. Dozens more shipments are expected in upcoming days.

    What will they do when cholera takes root and what little fuel is outside of San Juan runs out?

    I hope in the next 24 hours we hear a lot more; not just prayers and thoughts but substantial plans for a lot of help.

    The dysfunction of PR pre-storm is another story, but for right now we should just focus on bringing them back to a modern society. This will take months.

    Overdo it people; overdo.

    Oh, and for those who want to make political hay out of this one way or another, go pound sand you blood sucking parasite.

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    This was before the last hurricane hit:


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    Puerto Rico Governor praises Trump, FEMA, calls on Congress to do do more: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/devas...says-governor/

    JOHN YANG: Governor, are you getting all the aid you need or getting it fast enough from the states?

    GOV. RICARDO ROSSELLO: First of all, we are very grateful for the administration. They have responded quickly.

    The president has been very attentive to the situation, personally calling me several times. FEMA and the FEMA director have been here in Puerto Rico twice. As a matter of fact, they were here with us today, making sure that all the resources in FEMA were working in conjunction with the central government.

    We have been working together. We have been getting results. The magnitude of this catastrophe is enormous. This is going to take a lot of help, a lot of collaboration. So, my call is to congressmen and congresswomen to take action quickly and conclusively with an aid package for Puerto Rico.

    We are in the midst of potentially having a humanitarian crisis here in Puerto Rico which would translate to a humanitarian crisis in the United States. So, I call upon Congress to take action immediately. You know, Puerto Ricans are proud U.S. citizens.

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    Federal Government Continues Hurricane Maria Response and Relief Operations - https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/09/25/...ief-operations

    Release Date: September 25, 2017
    For Immediate Release
    FEMA News Desk
    Phone: 202-646-3272

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) continues to coordinate federal support for U.S. Virgin Islands’ and Puerto Rico’s response efforts. Federal partners are aggressively working to meet and overcome challenges to opening ports and restoring power to bring additional life-saving commodities and personnel into disaster-affected areas.


    Anyone interested in the staggering amount of resources and coordination that goes into an effort like this should click the FEMA link above. There is too much to paste in here.

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    https://www.stripes.com/news/militar...6#.WcnYHsbGBL7

    WASHINGTON – The Defense Department has dispatched about 2,600 troops to aid Hurricane Maria victims in the U.S. Virgin Islands and in Puerto Rico, where access to power and communications remained severely limited five days after the Category 4 storm struck the U.S. territory.

    The military has focused primarily on conducting search and rescue operations, delivering life-sustaining supplies and providing generators and fuel to power critical infrastructure such as water treatment facilities and hospitals, Army Col. Rob Manning, a Pentagon spokesman, said Monday.

    Military units were also conducting route and airfield clearance in Puerto Rico, Manning said. Marines and sailors from the USS Kearsarge, a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship now in the Caribbean Sea, were deployed Sunday on the island for the mission. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico National Guard members were conducting similar clearance operations while also helping evacuate victims and installing temporary communications infrastructure.

    Helicopter-borne troops from the Kearsarge have conducted eight medical evacuation missions this week and delivered about 22,200 pounds of supplies and cargo to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Manning said.
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    The Pentagon on Monday also deployed eight UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from Fort Campbell in Kentucky to San Juan to help officials in Puerto Rico distribute goods across the island, Manning said.
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    Army Corps of Engineers personnel on Monday were helping inspect the Guajataca Dam, a critical levee in Puerto Rico’s northwest corner that is in danger of breaking, Manning said. Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló on Friday ordered 70,000 inhabitants near the dam to evacuate.

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    MSM is not reporting this.

    I guess he was a plugged in as his fake hair plug is.

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    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/26...erto-rico.html

    Puerto Rico is in the throes of a full-blown "humanitarian crisis," with washed-out roads, downed power lines and damaged infrastructure -- a scene President Trump intends to view first hand next week.

    Trump, who has been criticized for not focusing more on Puerto Rico in the days following the devastating Category 3 storm, said Tuesday the federal government is working hard to get food and water to the U.S. territory, saying the island was “hit as hard as you can hit.”

    “Those people are very important to all of us,” he said. “We are working very, very hard on Puerto Rico.”

    Though the federal government has sent aid to Puerto Rico, recovery efforts have been hampered by logistical hurdles on the island of more than 3.4 million U.S. citizens.

    Rep. Paul Ryan called the destruction a “humanitarian crisis” and vowed to help.

    “They need our help and they are going to get our help,” Ryan said Tuesday, adding the $15 billion Congress passed earlier this month for hurricanes Harvey and Irma also applied to Puerto Rico.

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    It's so odd to me that 57 posted endlessly about PR in the Trump thread, but is nowhere to be found here

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    http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-...926-story.html

    The death toll was unlikely to remain at 16 as residents confronted sweltering heat and continued scarcities. Lines — for gasoline, for propane, for food, for water, for cash — stretched for blocks, sometimes miles. Some people skipped the lines and looted what they could.

    “What we’re now seeing is that the aftermath is almost more horrific than the actual passing of the hurricane itself,” said San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. “The death toll is rising. People have still not communicated. And in San Juan, you’re seeing what I’m calling ‘urban refugees.’”

    “We’re doing our damnedest to get to them, especially the elderly that are left locked up in their buildings with no food, no electricity, no medication, no medical attention,” she said. “We’re canvassing them one by one.”

    A dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed after the storm remained in place.

    The city was working to keep two hospitals supplied with fuel for their generators. Two emergency dialysis machines were in place, but it was far from clear that patients could reach them.

    “This is something that has to be figured out quickly,” the mayor said. “This is a life-or-death situation.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by sturg33 View Post
    It's so odd to me that 57 posted endlessly about PR in the Trump thread, but is nowhere to be found here
    It's so odd to me that you even give a **** about his response, considering the massive federal outlays that this kind of disaster mitigation requires. Shouldn't you be complaining about whose money was stolen to pay for these efforts, and why it should be handled by the private sector?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Julio3000 View Post
    It's so odd to me that you even give a **** about his response, considering the massive federal outlays that this kind of disaster mitigation requires. Shouldn't you be complaining about whose money was stolen to pay for these efforts, and why it should be handled by the private sector?
    #triggered

    You've been a little unsteady lately big guy

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    this:

    https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...itarian-crisis

    The president can’t single-handedly solve a major crisis like Maria, but there’s a lot he can do. He could, for example, ask Congress to pass a relief package for Puerto Rico, which would give FEMA and the island more money to rebuild. He could send more military resources to help with search and rescue operations. Instead he’s blaming Puerto Rico for its financial problems, fixated on NFL protests, and doesn't plan to visit the island for another week.
    The best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to make sure he doesn’t get a gun.

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    http://money.cnn.com/2017/09/26/news...ost/index.html

    Puerto Rico is battling a massive economic and humanitarian crisis in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
    It's not clear yet how much it will cost to rebuild. One conservative estimate puts total damage at $30 billion -- nearly a third the size of the island's entire economy.
    Then there's Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
    Those storms will cost an estimated $150 billion and have already prompted billions in federal aid, insurance payouts and private donations.
    ....
    AIR Worldwide, which calculates the economic cost of natural disasters, predicts that Caribbean losses covered by insurance will be between $40 billion and $85 billion. More than 85% of those losses are in Puerto Rico.
    But only 50% of homes in Puerto Rico have insurance that covers wind damage, AIR Worldwide said.
    Flood damage typically isn't part of a standard homeowners insurance policy at all. Homeowners can apply for coverage from the National Flood Insurance Program -- but fewer than 1% of Puerto Rican households have done so, according to FEMA.
    ....
    Congress approved around $15 billion for hurricane relief after Harvey hit, and some of that will be used for Puerto Rico. The Trump administration is expected to send another disaster spending request to Congress in mid-October.
    But it's not yet clear how much more money Puerto Rico needs, and it can take years to pay out all of the relief funds needed to rebuild.
    The Federal Emergency Management Agency received about half of the $15 billion.
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    FEMA can approve up to $33,300 for people who have lost everything, but most don't get nearly as much. In reality the amount paid out is usually closer to $6,000, said Elizabeth Zimmerman, who was the associate administrator for the agency's office of response and recovery during the Obama administration.
    It can take time for inspectors to fully assess the damage. But Zimmerman said FEMA has the ability to distribute some money immediately as electronic transfers, to help with gas, food or other emergency needs.
    As of Monday morning, FEMA had $5.03 billion left in its fund until the end of the month. When the new fiscal year begins October 1, it will get another $6.7 billion, and the agency can request more down the road.

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    http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/27/us/pue...ria/index.html

    After a week of misery, millions of Puerto Ricans are still suffering in primitive conditions without power, water or enough fuel.

    About 97% of the island's 3.4 million residents are still in the dark Wednesday, one week after Hurricane Maria slammed into the Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said. About half of the residents do not have running water.
    ....
    With supplies running out, many Puerto Ricans are collecting water from mountain streams.

    Harry Torres said the water is all they have for cleaning and drinking until help comes. They've heard on the radio that trucks loaded with supplies from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have arrived on the island.
    "We haven't seen any," Torres said.
    Some help is on the way. On Wednesday, a plane carrying 3,500 pounds of water, Army meals ready-to-eat, diapers and other supplies will head from Miami to Puerto Rico, said Rob Brisley, spokesman with US Customs and Border Protection.
    The plane, which usually carries out intelligence missions, will travel back to the United States with 28 family members of federal employees, he said.
    ....
    "We are getting help from the federal government, but this is an unprecedented set of circumstances," Rosselló said Wednesday. "We want to make sure that we recognize that a lot of resources are coming in. They are coming in by air or by boats. But they are starting to execute."
    Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands have seen fewer personnel since Hurricane Maria hit than Texas and Florida did during recent hurricanes in those states.
    In a tweet Monday, FEMA said more than 10,000 federal staff members were on the ground in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands assisting search-and-rescue and recovery efforts.
    ....
    On Tuesday, Trump said the recovery was more difficult in Puerto Rico because of its geography. FEMA Administrator Brock Long added that the limited operations at Puerto Rico's international airport were making it difficult to move resources into the area.
    ....
    While Puerto Ricans await more government help, some companies and a Florida college are stepping up.
    Telecommunications giant AT&T is bringing floating antennas to help re-connect Puerto Ricans, said Rosselló, the governor.
    And Miami Dade College will offer in-state tuition to displaced college students from Puerto Rico, the college said via Twitter.

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    https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maria-d...n-federal-aid/

    The Trump administration is sending a flotilla of ships and thousands more military personnel to Puerto Rico to address the growing humanitarian crisis caused by Hurricane Maria.

    The administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Brock Long, said Tuesday that badly damaged airports and seaports are making it difficult to get aid and personnel to the stricken island.

    Long said 16 Navy and Coast Guard ships were in the waters around Puerto Rico, with 10 more ships on the way. They include the USNS Comfort, a Navy hospital ship. Planes and ships were also bringing in a military force numbering in the thousands to help distribute aid. Military aircraft were dropping food and water to areas of the island still isolated and unable to receive help by road, he said.

    "We're dramatically increasing the federal footprint that's there," Long said, speaking outside the White House.

    Six days after Maria struck the island, conditions in Puerto Rico remain dire, with 3.4 million people virtually without electrical power and short of food and water. Flights off the island are infrequent, communications are spotty and roads are clogged with debris. Officials said electrical power may not be fully restored for more than a month.

    Only 21 of the 69 hospitals have power or fuel, CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports from San Juan.
    ....
    Mr. Trump announced that he would visit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands next week. He also tweeted about Puerto Rico's needs. He talked about Puerto Rico during a meeting on tax cuts. He raised the subject at a Rose Garden news conference with the prime minister of Spain.

    And he attended a hurricane briefing. He called a meeting of agency heads tasked with helping Puerto Rico recover, and sent top officials, including Long, to talk to reporters.
    ....
    Mr. Trump, who had proposed visiting Puerto Rico earlier this month, said next Tuesday was the earliest he could get there without disrupting recovery efforts.
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    The Pentagon said the number of active-duty military personnel assisting in Puerto Rico would grow from about 2,500 to possibly double that number in the next several days.

    An Army brigadier general will take over command of the military response, which will include additional medical facilities and satellite communications equipment, said John Cornelio, spokesman at U.S. Northern Command. The USNS Comfort is expected to leave Baltimore by Saturday and arrive in Puerto Rico three to five days later.

    The military response also will include a civil affairs unit from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, that will be used to help communicate with the residents on the island, Cornelio said. The unit will use loudspeakers, trucks, leaflets and text messaging to get needed information to the public.

    Additional National Guard forces are also being sent in to provide more security on the island. Those forces will be under the command of the governor, and could be used around fuel access points where there have been some security problems.

    Long said the federal government has provided 4 million ready-to-eat meals and 6 million liters of water. That would account for less than a day's supply for each of the island's 3.4 million U.S. citizens.

    Long stressed that coordinating the response in Puerto Rico offered greater challenges than FEMA faced after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas and Hurricane Irma hit Florida.

    "It's an island. We don't just drive trucks and resources onto an island," Long said, stressing that all supplies had to cross hundreds of miles of water to get to the U.S. territory. He said relief efforts were initially hampered by damage to air traffic control systems at the airport in San Juan, limiting the flow of government and commercial flights. Federal personnel were now working to repair two other airfields, he said, to increase the capacity to bring in supplies by air.

    He also suggested Puerto Rico was less able to withstand and recover from the storm than the U.S. states on the mainland.

    "The infrastructure is weak, and there were no building codes, so there is a lot of devastation," Long said. "Unfortunately, because of the severity of the hit, there is diminished capacity of local governments and state government to respond similar to what we saw with Texas and Florida."

    Long also warned people not involved with the relief effort to stay away.

    "If you're going to Puerto Rico right now, it should be for only a life-sustaining, life-support mission," he said. "Because everybody that's trying to get in that's not supporting that is getting in the way."

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    http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-41412708

    Rapper Pitbull has been praised after sending his private plane to hurricane-hit Puerto Rico to transport cancer patients to the US mainland.
    His good deed came to light after Jenniffer Gonzalez, Puerto Rico's representative in Washington, thanked him on Twitter.
    The Miami-born star - real name Armando Perez - told the New York Daily News he was "just doing [his] part."
    "Thank God we're blessed to help," he was quoted as saying

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