Spoiler: It's not good.
Supermarkets are empty. This is three weeks after the crisis.
https://twitter.com/paulatr3ides/status/917110324314234881
Check out the Costco line.
https://twitter.com/Moluskein/status/917426792931225601
There have been various incidents of price gouging.
https://twitter.com/ZugeyLamela/status/917805197983993858
Emergency food aid is insufficient,
https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/917578712429875200
Lack of info is crippling relief efforts. There are tons of supplies, but no one knows where to take them. Volunteers are taking supplies where they are not needed. Some areas need foot and water, but other areas need tarps. Also, deliveries tend to include only short-term supplies (bottled water) and not long-term supplies (water filters). Radio announces serve as communication channels. It's insane.
https://www.facebook.com/JayFonsecaPR/videos/1937967709554017/
https://twitter.com/MariolaPR/status/917315751333236736
Local government officials are stealing or misdirecting supplies.
https://twitter.com/cate_long/status/917532521855930368
As are ordinary criminals.
http://www.noticel.com/ahora/acusado-por-robar-cuatro-generadores-de-electricidad/635538367?platform=hootsuite
Or just aggressive neighbors who take all the aid for themselves.
https://twitter.com/waltersotoleon/status/917847820383768576
Emergency rations, in any case, are woefully insufficient.
https://twitter.com/Soy_Sharky/status/917327805645578240
And distribution is hard.
https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/917898898521448448
Luggage including supplies are subject to theft in the airport.
https://twitter.com/riverasaniel/status/917776908678520832
Roads to rural areas are wrecked.
https://twitter.com/Kianimarie03/status/917526476165132288
https://twitter.com/Residente/status/917738721759424516
Or blocked.
https://twitter.com/ValeriaCollazoC/status/915620084877529088
Even doctors can't get through.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/us/puerto-rico-doctors-storm.html
Rain continues to fall, making transport difficult.
https://twitter.com/Kianimarie03/status/917750382486573056
The government is using school cafeterias to feed people.
https://twitter.com/angelmatos/status/917539931261726720
Local governments are not clearing debris so urban areas that should be recovering are experiencing more flooding.
https://twitter.com/DavidBegnaud/status/917735540547620864
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