Puerto Ricans still waiting on disaster funds as Hurricane Maria’s aftermath, earthquakes continue to affect life on the island
Many of the items were expired and date to Hurricane Maria. Wanda Vázquez Garced quickly fired Puerto Rico’s emergency management director. “Natural phenomena don’t have to become disasters,” said Jose Caraballo-Cueto, an economist and professor at the University of Puerto Rico. The bulk of the federal money Puerto Rico has spent went to firms based on the U.S. mainland and not to local ones. Some of the same homes that were waiting on Hurricane Maria money also have been compromised by the earthquakes.
Source: Washington Post January 19, 2020 14:37 UTC
