10 Aug 2018, 21:18
Several trailers filled with donations for Hurricane Maria victims were found rotting at a state elections office in Puerto Rico this week.
The New York Times reported Friday that at least 10 trailers full of food, water and baby supplies were broken open and overrun with rats.
The Times noted that local radio station, Radio Isla, published a video showing cases of items such as beans, Tylenol and water covered in rat and lizard droppings.
According to the Times, the Puerto Rico elections commission offices were used as a collection center for donations from private entities and nonprofit groups after the island was ravaged by Hurricane Maria last year. Once they were collected, the donations were then distributed by the National Guard.
As the severity of the crisis diminished, the donations were then reportedly stored in trailers in the parking lot of the election bureau’s San Juan offices, where they remained despite continued problems in the region.
Officials confirmed to The Times that the items had remained in trailers for almost a year.
“I agree, it should have been handed out as soon as possible,†Maj. Paul Dahlen, a spokesman for the National Guard, told The Times, adding that some of the materials were received after the National Guard ended its mission in May.
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10 Aug 2018, 22:18
the governor could not figure a way to convert these things to stealable cash
n'interrompez jamais votre ennemi quand il commet une erreur
Napoleon Bonaparte
LegalAmerican
10 Aug 2018, 22:34
Wasn't that the loud mouthed mayor complaining about supplies not getting their quick enough and blaming president Trump? It always turns out to be themselves and their corruption!
