US government satellite image shows Puerto Rico blackout

[nitpicker]

Source: BBC

6 hours ago

From the section US & Canada

Millions of people in Puerto Rico remain without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria, a new image taken by a US government satellite shows. Outside the capital city San Juan, residents are still isolated without power or communications, which could take weeks to restore. Clean water and medicine are also scarce, locals report.

The island's governor warned on Monday of a "humanitarian crisis occurring in America", and called for more aid. "Puerto Rico is part of the United States, and we need to take swift action," Governor Ricardo Rossello told CNN. "This is a major disaster," he added, calling on the US Congress to produce "something tangible, a bill that actually answers to our need right now". n US history. Gov Rossello warned that lawmakers' failure to address the lack of funding would produce an "exodus" of Puerto Ricans fleeing to the United States.
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A curfew from 19:00 to 05:00 is in place to discourage looting and vandalism, and 25 people were arrested on Sunday night for violating the order. More than 95% of mobile phones are without service on the island, where National Guardsman have been prioritising the reopening of ports and airports, to allow more aid to arrive. Adding to the difficulty, some roads are inaccessible and bridges around the island have collapsed, making it nearly impossible to verify the full extent of the damage.
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On Sunday, US Marine and Navy teams arrived in to Roosevelt Rhoades, Puerto Rico - three days after the storm made landfall as a category 4 hurricane, killing at least 13 people. The newly arriving teams will "conduct route reconnaissance, clearance of main roads and clearance of the airfield and associated taxiways", the Pentagon said in a statement on Monday, amid public criticism that the US had not done enough to respond to the widespread destruction. The Pentagon added that the top priority is to "provide life-saving and life sustaining resources" - such as generators and fuel - to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41392940

[longship]

1. A pretty good report, with plenty of pics.

R&K

[Dustlawyer]

2. I went without electricity for 6 weeks after hurricane Rita because all of the linemen and trucks

were still dealing with the effects of Katrina. We call Rita the "Forgotten Hurricane" because we did not get adjusters or anything else for a long time. The Astros were in the World Series and I had to listen to the games in my driveway in my truck (probably a good thing).

This situation is very similar. Harvey and Irma have sucked up a lot of resources which leave Puerto Rico on hold. It doesn't help that Trump is President, he thinks Puerto Rico is an unrelated country.

[ananda]

3. 45 plays to his base.

They don't care about the poor non-whites in PR.
45 keeps tweeting about PR's debt and considers
it a dump not worth saving.

[Bengus81]

4. Maybe Trump can sell them some "Trump Candles" at a slightly reduced price

[Coventina]

5. 7pm curfew? Dang that's early!

[FLPanhandle]

6. There are actually more lights than I expected

Top: Before the storm. Bottom: After the storm



From some of the news reports, it made it sound like there wasn't any electricity anywhere. Still, it looks like North Korea now. A lot of work to do.

[blaze]

7. That was my reaction as well. I was also encouraged by the tweet from FEMA

that said 10k+ federal staff are on the ground.