'We are all isolated': Days after Hurricane Fiona slammed Puerto Rico, several areas still cut off

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“We're laser focused on what's happening with the people of Puerto Rico,” President Biden stated in a briefing on the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. The storm brought catastrophic flooding and sweeping power outages across the island.

Satellite image shows a flooded bridge in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico on Sept. 21, 2022.

A man collects spring water from a mountain next to a highway in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona in Cayey, Puerto Rico on Sept. 21, 2022.Manuel Veguilla lives in one of the areas that's been cut off in Puerto Rico. He hasn't been able to leave his neighborhood in the north mountain town of Caguas since Fiona swept in on Sunday.

Neighbors have shared food and water dropped off by nonprofit groups, and the son of an elderly woman was able to bring back basic supplies by foot Wednesday, he said. Fiona sparked an islandwide blackout when it hit Puerto Rico's southwest region, which already was still trying to recover from a series of strong earthquakes in recent years. Some 62% of 1.47 million homes and businesses were without power four days after the storm amid an extreme heat alert issued by the National Weather Service. Some 36% of customers, or nearly half a million, didn't have water service.

 

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Interesting choice of words, 'We're laser-focused on what's happening' is more truth than people are willing to face.

Wish they were 'laser focused' on the border and crime and helping Americans instead of giving all of our money away.

There's nothing laser focused about Brandon. Unless it involves ice cream or little kids' hair

It’s shameful that the sole representative of Puerto Rico in Congress didn’t show up for a meeting with POTUS and FEMA_Deanne about Hurricane Fiona. There is no possible excuse.

Why do they rebuild Puerto Rico every year but never Baltimore, Detroit, Philadelphia…

Go over there and toss some paper towel rolls!! What's wrong with you?!?

I made my research properly and I must confess, nobody handles investment portfolio the way you do...you are the best trader I have come across so far...am privileged to work with you and your company Joshua_encrypt.

AOC 's grandma must be suffering bigly - wonder if she'll show off her gran's struggle again

Didn’t Congress give Puerto Rico 400 billion 4-5 years ago, can we find out exactly what happened to that money before we send them more money

Jewish space lasers he means

Hoe won’t be insulting the people by throwing paper towels at them that’s for sure. It will be real help by a real president.

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