On the Ground in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In a village fifteen minutes from the capital of Puerto Rico, residents sit amid the rubble that was once their homes.
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The extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico is still being figured out. We take you to a town 15 minutes outside San Juan where they don't have much left.
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Puerto Rico has been a Commonwealth to the U.S. for nearly 100 years! Every Puerto Rican is *infact* a U.S. citizen, with Puerto Rico being a U.S. territory it is the executive duty of any U.S. president to provide relief and aid for *all* of its citizens. *WAIVE THE PORT TAXES for relief efforts!!!!!* In a humanitarian crisis is should never be debated! Waive the taxes as they were for Florida & Houston to provide aid expeditiously, this is a natural disaster & citizens lives-human lives are literally at stake!
Memo C Very well said.
It's shameful, unacceptable.
What is?
black pearl Call your senators, urge them to tell Congress to waive port taxes to Puerto Rico for *relief efforts,* it is unacceptable that it is even debatable by this administration, who seem to care less than little about it's *citizens* in Puerto Rico.
+Memo C You know they got some aid almost immediately,right? It hasn't been distributed because if screw ups on their end. Did you see their governor thanking the president for his speedy response? As we speak there is 9 ships in route and being that they're not magic ships,they don't get there in 1 day. Learn the truth,don't ignore it.
Puerto Rican’s are strong people and will overcome, with or without government help.
WAIVE THE PORT TAXES!!!!!!! This is a humanitarian crisis of U.S. citizens! How can you expect someone who has lost everything to PAY for *help!!?!?!* WHERE IS THE HUMANITY!
Historically a devastated storm
I hope the U.S.A gets sued for all the lives lost due to them not being able to provide the help see they had other alternatives air drops and that was not done enough
I pray for you boriques✌from Florida.
Please help Puerto Rico !
Thank God I'm ok and I prepared but the situation is even worst everyday ... we are living in the dark which brings horrible consequences.
Everybody is sending tons of supplies to them. It just takes time to rebuild.
yes, we are sending tons of supplies from here the mainland... but nothing is getting distribute !!
I just heard them talking about that. They are working on ways to better distribute it now.
JAMES SMITH
No they are waiting for high liders from U.S to decided how they will realise those supplies 😞 speechless 😭 and heartbreaking after 1000s of american citizens from P.R have died defending U.S.
This inf was realised about 2hrs ago www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/9/26/16365994/hurricane-maria-2017-puerto-rico-san-juan-humanitarian-disaster-electricty-fuel-flights-facts
the 2nd lady with giant cell phone in hand,look my window blinds are broke,look my beautiful hutch is wet,seriously? what about other people that lost everything,including lives,omg really? if i could help i would,but im poor too,i live in united states also
The fact that Donald Trump hasn't done anything to help these AMERICAN CITIZENS, it's just grotesque...
Exactly what I'm thinking!!! Yes!!!
HellMaster Kenny I didn't know they were a official state. Sound Latin American to me just another failed state.
You just copied and pasted this same comment from the previous hurricanes?
I live in a hurricane zone. Every time one hits there are so many things that have to happen, especially on an island, such as dredging shipping channels and clearing ports of debris o huge ships can dock. There are thousands of containers sitting out there with relief and medical supplies that can't be offloaded. Ppl got frustrated that the government wasn't moving fast enough and started sending aid on private planes. The cargo had to be unloaded and stacked at the airport because they could not transport it out. The roads aren't clear, power lines are down, there are no heavy equipment to clear any of these things because they have been flooded and have run out of fuel. The aid sits on the tarmac because there are no trucks to transport it, or, once again, there is no fuel to run the trucks. If there are trucks with fuel, they need truck drivers, but they can't make a call for truck drivers because there is no communication, no cell reception in most places, no internet, no way to organize. So, if you don't live in an area where catastrophic events happen, you might not realize all that goes into it, but when you are impacted by these terrible storms, the victims always feel like nothing is being done because the aftermath is so devastating. But so much is being done feverishly behind the scenes.
What?
You protested till they closed Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. This left you without tons of equipment and supplies along with billions of dollars, employment and many other things that would have been tremendous help. All so they could sell Real Estate. Dont complain you did most of this to yourselves!!
how come theyre just sitting around and not starting to clean up their own place
YUP
What’s the point? everything is destroyed and they’ll just get tired plus lack of supplies, they’ll be wasting their energy
lazy
Good plan. Let's have these people work in the hot sun, under hazardous conditions, without clean water. Nothing works up a thirst like working outdoor, amirite? That'll really punch them in the gut. We could have them carrying in the dump trucks and heavy machinery needed to get rid of that stuff too, because certainly the roads are ruined. And certainly working around the remains of broken buildings isn't hazardous at all. What could go wrong? People be dying of thirst before they'd die to tetanus anyway...
JogBird actually they have been cleaning up if you have not seen other vids of them doing it to bad for you
I feel bad for the dogs.
And the cows too. They are now starting to stink and bloat.
They need to rebuilt using cement blocks.
why is it always the united states fault? what about other countries? are we the only ones that are to blame every time something goes wrong? bullshit,i understand you need help,but why do you always put the united states down when help is not quick enough,did you guys forget about hurricanes in texas and florida?did puerto rico help them? cant wait to see this answer
We should help ourselves first. Puerto Ricans only sit in their chairs now while we work, expecting all goods to fall on their laps.
Because of the Jones Act build by the U.S. Many countries had the help and were ready to go but they couldn't. Luckily the Jones Act was stopped for 10 days. Many countries are helping at this point, until the Jones Act goes back in effect.
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You should follow this link to a youtube video. It will help you understand more about Puerto Rico.
@@valken666 Boy, what an extremely ignorant and uneducated comment. Puerto Rico is part of the United States and have been U.S. citizens for over 100 years. There are many videos of people helping each other and doing the best they can to survive. Let's see how well you do without food, water, shelter and high temperatures & humidity without much in your stomach. It's an island. Unlike Texas, where there are bordering states and federal government to quickly come to their aid. Maybe you educate yourself about the island and learn how they were invaded by the U.S. and drafted to go to wars since WWI and onward.
I hope this is sinking in for ALL OF US!! Now what does being a BLACK or Brown AMERICAN REALLY MEAN!!!! How long did it take for AID IN KATRINA? And you thought it was just US!!
The USA and Russia should consider shooting down the UN planes seeding the storms and setting fires. When will we join up and show that they are using storms earthquakes and fire to attack other countries? Talk about it and show and we all condemn it.
I went to PR in 1980 and noticed it was a welfare sinkhole. 90% of the place must be collecting welfare by now. Those folks need to keep a couple weeks of supplies during hurricane season.
Well the jobs left and unemployment came poverty and hunger show their misery.❤️🤗😥😭🇵🇷
I've been there a few times and it's nothing like you said. This 90% nonsense you came up with makes you sound like a bigoted, uneducated, backward hillbilly. By the way, last time I went to P.R. was just a few months ago, and it was beautiful. They worked hard to rebuild the island. Everything is back to normal. I'm planning to go again for the 5th time. I love the people, the food, and their culture.
Im sure the Clinton foundation will help just like they did in Haiti..lol
Start a camp fire, move forward.
jjcp292 - move backwards then?