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riversedge

(70,092 posts) Sat Sep 30, 2017, 02:54 PM Sep 2017

Harrowing drone footage shows a neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in aftermath of Hurricane Ma

I do not know when this pic was taken but will major damage that is for sure.

ABC News?Verified account @ABC

Harrowing drone footage shows a neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in aftermath of Hurricane Maria. "Ghost town covered in sewage water"

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Cherish K. Paris? @CherishParis3 6h6 hours ago
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Harrowing drone footage shows a neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in aftermath of Hurricane Ma (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2017 OP

Thanks! Scurrilous Sep 2017 #1

that cow on top of the power poll..... irisblue Sep 2017 #2

it demonstrates the apocalyptic level of the disaster. yardwork Sep 2017 #6

The one swinging the club is too. arthritisR_US Sep 2017 #8

The COn's gut is as swollen malaise Sep 2017 #3

...but the armchair Admiralty insisted we could land rescue planes on local roads brooklynite Sep 2017 #4

Or just do airdrops that would let all the goods disappear under the water in the streets. Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #5

That would be stupid. Blues Heron Sep 2017 #9

It's essentially what some people were recommending in other threads Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #10

let's drop a bunch of food into that floodwater Blues Heron Sep 2017 #11

You should try reading some of the other threads Blue_Adept Sep 2017 #12

dont forget the red tape Blues Heron Sep 2017 #13

Seems to have been on Sept. 29, 2017 csziggy Sep 2017 #7

Scurrilous

(38,687 posts)

1. Thanks!

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 03:40 PM

Sep 2017

irisblue

(32,932 posts)

2. that cow on top of the power poll.....

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 03:52 PM

Sep 2017

Unbelievable!

yardwork

(61,539 posts)

6. it demonstrates the apocalyptic level of the disaster.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 04:01 PM

Sep 2017

arthritisR_US

(7,283 posts)

8. The one swinging the club is too.

Reply to irisblue (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 04:22 PM

Sep 2017

malaise

(268,717 posts)

3. The COn's gut is as swollen

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 03:52 PM

Sep 2017

as the dead cow's

brooklynite

(94,363 posts)

4. ...but the armchair Admiralty insisted we could land rescue planes on local roads

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 03:55 PM

Sep 2017

Blue_Adept

(6,393 posts)

5. Or just do airdrops that would let all the goods disappear under the water in the streets.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 03:56 PM

Sep 2017

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)

9. That would be stupid.

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:14 PM

Sep 2017

Blue_Adept

(6,393 posts)

10. It's essentially what some people were recommending in other threads

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #9)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:17 PM

Sep 2017

I shoulda put a sarcasm tag on it but I figured it was obvious.

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)

11. let's drop a bunch of food into that floodwater

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #10)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:19 PM

Sep 2017

said no one ever

Blue_Adept

(6,393 posts)

12. You should try reading some of the other threads

Reply to Blues Heron (Reply #11)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:22 PM

Sep 2017

The whole just "parachute the food and supplies in" angle was talked about several times as well as people pointing out that it's the worst way to do it, especially in more difficult areas.

Blues Heron

(5,926 posts)

13. dont forget the red tape

Reply to Blue_Adept (Reply #12)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 05:23 PM

Sep 2017

so much red tape

csziggy

(34,131 posts)

7. Seems to have been on Sept. 29, 2017

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Sat Sep 30, 2017, 04:10 PM

Sep 2017

iFly Aerial Filming
Published on Sep 29, 2017
A una semana del Huracán Maria continúa las calles inundadas en Ocean Park, San Juan PR. Video de la Calle McLeary 9/29/17

(A week after Hurricane Maria continues flooded streets in Ocean Park, San Juan PR. McLeary Street Video 9/29/17)

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