Thursday, October 12, 2017

Food situation in Puerto Rico Right Now.

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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