Here's How to Help People in Puerto Rico Right Now
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The entire island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.4 million Americans, is still without power after a direct hit from Hurricane Maria, the fifth-strongest storm to ever hit the United States. Cell phone and internet service has also largely been lost and it could take six months for the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, which is $9 billion in debt, to restore electricity. Puerto Rico is now facing disastrous flooding. “It was as if a 50- to 60-mile-wide tornado raged across Puerto Rico, like a buzz saw,” NOAA meteorologist Jeff Weber told Vox.
The death toll is reportedly at 13 on the island, with a total death toll of 32 across the affected islands, including Dominica, the French territory of Guadeloupe, and the US Virgin Islands. Maria is now nearing Turks and Caicos, and that number is seen as likely to rise as rescue efforts continue. As of Friday morning, the full impacts of Maria on Puerto Rico remain unknown. FEMA has begun delivering assistance, and an airport tarmac opened on Friday to limited emergency assistance flights; Donald Trump has declared his intention to visit the “totally obliterated” island, where I’m sure he’ll be well-received...
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