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8. The mayor mentioned that

Fri Sep 29, 2017, 12:56 PM

Sep 2017

San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz on Friday morning ripped into Acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke for calling the government's Puerto Rico response a "good news story."

After hearing Duke's comments, Cruz told CNN it was "irresponsible" to spin the island's devastation so positively.

“Maybe from where she’s standing, it’s a good news story,” the mayor said. “When you’re drinking from a creek, it’s not a good news story. When you don’t have food for a baby, it’s not a good news story.”

Cruz said that as the devastation continues to worsen, people are scrambling to find food, especially in rural areas where supplies are not able to reach as easily.

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Reports of cholera outbreaks now in Puerto Rico... [View all] HipChick Sep 2017 OP

Oh no! Madam45for2923 Sep 2017 #1

Cholera is highly contagious and in PR when there is little good sanitation, we are looking riversedge Sep 2017 #2

I agree Strelnikov_ Sep 2017 #4

Cholera is a horrible way to die. haele Sep 2017 #10

Oh dear god. Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #26

I took some History of Medicine and Science classes in grad school. Lots was written riversedge Sep 2017 #30

Possible. It's fecal borne. It was in Haiti in 2010. But note that it does Hortensis Sep 2017 #60

This is about to get real Strelnikov_ Sep 2017 #3

I saw reports yesterday that folks were drinking from streams. Dead animals--others? riversedge Sep 2017 #5

omg HipChick Sep 2017 #7

The mayor mentioned that underpants Sep 2017 #8

A lesson to all of us. Everyone taking it, hopefully? A LifeStraw, just for instance, Hortensis Sep 2017 #62

Great. Just great. underpants Sep 2017 #6

WTH. irisblue Sep 2017 #9

Oh my god NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #11

Some news reports say the real problem isn't that the supplies haven't arrived, The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #13

"It didn't require a 3-star general eight days ago." NastyRiffraff Sep 2017 #22

It sure as hell required more forethought eight days ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #23

Best Post of the Week! Leith Sep 2017 #34

Boy, that douchbag is really good at what he does..Did he even breathe during all that? pangaia Sep 2017 #38

It required a 3-star general immediately. Even I knew that! SharonAnn Sep 2017 #66

there is no excuse for waiting till after the god damned storm. mopinko Sep 2017 #14

That was an East Caost storm and the Comfort is based on the East Coast Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #41

Oh please RandomAccess Sep 2017 #52

Nope. Jose was right behind Irma B2G Sep 2017 #54

And swerved out to sea in short order RandomAccess Sep 2017 #58

I think you're thinking about Lee B2G Sep 2017 #59

Yeah, I've gotten my hurricanes confused RandomAccess Sep 2017 #68

I know what you mean. B2G Sep 2017 #69

Disaster preparedness before is largely the role of the local:state/territory Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #42

while orange congratulates himself on what an "amazing job" he and his cohorts are doing there. niyad Sep 2017 #12

heck of a job, little donnie. mopinko Sep 2017 #15

no kidding. niyad Sep 2017 #16

Heck of a job Blondie.. LiberalArkie Sep 2017 #33

Quite simply the death of a few million brown people will mean absolutely nothing Eliot Rosewater Sep 2017 #28

yup... living on an island while brown..or with a 'Latino(a)' name..or.... pangaia Sep 2017 #39

Don't forget 2018. The Grim Reper's deadly enemy. Hortensis Sep 2017 #67

Dystopian. So horrible. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2017 #17

Rapidly turning into a nightmare flamingdem Sep 2017 #18

This is awful democrank Sep 2017 #19

The Dotard is all "You can't drive a truck there!" forgotmylogin Sep 2017 #29

I said this yesterday: Cholera is when you know they're fucking up. maxsolomon Sep 2017 #20

Terrible. It was bound to happen, but was made MineralMan Sep 2017 #21

Lots of DUers think it just can't be done. Unreal. panader0 Sep 2017 #24

There's a whole lot of cold hard reality in that thread. AtheistCrusader Sep 2017 #46

The orange Caligula is enjoying this. dalton99a Sep 2017 #25

Time for Marital Law B2G Sep 2017 #27

Could water purification tablets just be dropped? More_Cowbell Sep 2017 #31

This is Trump's fault wryter2000 Sep 2017 #32

Absolutely DBoon Sep 2017 #35

Horrible orangecrush Sep 2017 #36

Please blame Ryan and McConnell rainin Sep 2017 #37

This whole thing is CAUSED BY TRUMP....HE IS A ONE NARCISSISTIC PERSON i HAVE onecent Sep 2017 #40

"We're too incompetent or uncaring to get them water?" pangaia Sep 2017 #43

This is a direct result of all the time that herr drumpf wasted looking for Puerto Rico. greatauntoftriplets Sep 2017 #44

This is a major humanitarian crisis and this is worst than bushes katrina kimbutgar Sep 2017 #45

i expected this. barbtries Sep 2017 #47

Since Fema has been caught on MSNBC video selling ICE Cryptoad Sep 2017 #48

Do you have a link? nt B2G Sep 2017 #49

I saw it this morning on MSNBC Cryptoad Sep 2017 #53

What? What fucking century are we in? Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #50

Cholera doesn't go by a calendar. B2G Sep 2017 #56

Yes, you are right, but cholera is absolutely preventable now-- Mrs. Overall Sep 2017 #61

I'm afraid the magnitude of what happened B2G Sep 2017 #64

Prayers sent to PR benld74 Sep 2017 #51

These are fellow Americans. PatrickforO Sep 2017 #55

I knew this was coming malaise Sep 2017 #57

THERE ARE NO DOCUMENTED CASES OF CHOLERA !!! brooklynite Sep 2017 #63

Let us know when there is an outbreak juxtaposed Sep 2017 #65

Yeah cannabis_flower Sep 2017 #70

You want more bad news malaise Sep 2017 #71

standing water...heat and mosquitos.. HipChick Sep 2017 #72

Yep malaise Sep 2017 #73