Discovery of unused disaster supplies angers Puerto Rico

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In the aftermath of a quake that shook Puerto Rico, residents took matters into their own hands when they found water, cots and other supplies stashed in a warehouse. Now, the governor has fired the island's emergency management director.

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In this Friday, Jan. 10 photo, residents from the Indios neighborhood of Guayanilla, Puerto Rico, Milagros Figueroa and Ruben Fantausi, sit under a tarp between vehicles parked on a private hay farm where locals affected by earthquakes have set up shelter amid aftershocks in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico. A 6.

The governor said she had ordered an investigation after learning the emergency supplies had been piled in the warehouse since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in September 2017.“There are thousands of people who have made sacrifices to help those in the south, and it is unforgivable that resources were kept in the warehouse,” the governor said.

Delgado later told reporters that he had received a tip about the warehouse, but gave no specifics on when.“This is outrageous,” she said. “Everyone knows what us mayors went through after Hurricane Maria to try and get help to our cities and how we’ve worked these weeks to provide basic supplies to people affected by earthquakes. Those involved owe us an explanation.”

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So why'd you omit the fact these are relief supplies from Maria that have been hidden and not distributed while the corrupt PR government and mush brain Dems claim POTUS Trump hasn't sent aid?🤔

The govenor needs to resign as well, and be arrested

JackGarcia66 Take matters into your own hands. The Governor of Puerto Rico (hopefully no more corruption) SCREWED UP; BIG TIME‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

We tried to tell you all back then, but you wasted time blaming Trump.

That is hideous!!! Was that by 'accident' or a way to gain political points? Absurd, the whole government of PR needs an awakening or removal.

Fake News! This was done on purpose!

FROM HURRICANE MARIA!! realDonaldTrump WAS RIGHT!!

Ofc... every single thing bad stemming from our government Trump did. Every thing good- magically done by Democrats. Puerto Rico no different. But what is different- Americans are smarter. Amen 🙏🏼🇺🇸👍🏼

The is just another hack FakeNews lie machine that misleads through half truths!

You mean like the water that was wasted along with supplies after Maria

The ppl of PR need to rid themselves of the corrupt leadership that has caused all their problems the last 50 years

Democrats were fine with Puerto Ricans suffering just to have bad optics on Trump. If you don’t think democrats are evil people, then you aren’t paying attention.

Sarah_White_77 When hate for President Trump means more to you than your own citizens, you must be a liberal. And they claim to be for the people......

PadresCentral Yet you and the other media hacks blamed realDonaldTrump. Where's the apology for making a mistake? Must suck being so wrong about everything for the last 3yrs.

That sounds typical of greedy political appointees hiding supplies from storm affected people there’s something very wrong on the island of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

hey AP, I thought it was all Trump’s fault? You lying political hacks

The place is a corrupt joke. No $ to them

Fired? Should be in jail...

LockUpTrumpNow No words! Just gobsmacked!!

So, Donald Trump was right.

She’s been hiding them since Maria

It must have been difficult to hide all these supplies in a warehouse while slamming Trump at the same time.

It’s Puerto Rico. Not hard to solve that mystery.

Will make their own people suffer just to make Trump look bad, SAD!

That pretty much sums up the crooks in PR’s government

realDonaldTrump was RIGHT! Puerto Rico people are GREAT, but the GOVERNMENT is CORRUPTED!

And the media was attacking Trump for 'withholding aid'... Too much corruption on that island.

Democrats.

Somehow this is Trumps fault

When they found the stash the Puerto Rican govenor hid that Trump sent during the last natural disaster, freaking All Propaganda asshats

WFT

Bastards. What were they saving it for? These people need these supplies.

Judging by the comments on here there's a whole lot of people who didn't read the article.

Later they will blame Trump

It’s almost like Trump isn’t the one responsible for Puerto Rican’s not receiving aid

But they blamed Trump.

realDonaldTrump was right again!

Oh NOW he being fired? He should be jailed

Deja vu. PR government is corrupt and inept.

Oh the irony of the media blaming our govt, when all along it was their own corrupt leadership in PR.

Trump was right

We need to end the colonial control of PR. Let them govern and rule themselves. Why be a territory of the US is you’re stuck fending for yourself after events like these?

Hmmmmmmm

How on earth will the fake news liberal hack media blame President Trump for this?

Oh so trump was proven right again and the politicians as crooked as they are kept much of the emergency supplies and funds thus allowing their own people to suffer?

Shouldn't drink the water in the plastic bottles! Heat releases toxins!!

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