Ricardo Rosselló receives a hug from a resident moments after the National Guard arrived to distribute water and food at in Santurce , San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 24. This is clearly a critical disaster in Puerto Rico,” he said on a shaky cellphone connection Sunday night from San Juan. The U.S. Coast Guard, which is part of the Department of Homeland Security, is also operating nine vessels off Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Several urban search and rescue teams from FEMA and other agencies are either in Puerto Rico or were en route Sunday, FEMA said. The governor is a 38-year-old academic who once represented Puerto Rico in the International Mathematical Olympiads.

Source: Washington Post September 25, 2017 01:23 UTC