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U.S. Territories

Warpy

(113,719 posts) Mon Sep 25, 2017, 11:52 PM Sep 2017

Check out new before & after nighttime satellite images of Puerto Rico [View all]

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41392940

Millions of people in Puerto Rico remain without electricity in the wake of Hurricane Maria, a new image taken by a US government satellite shows.

Outside the capital city San Juan, residents are still isolated without power or communications, which could take weeks to restore.

Clean water and medicine are also scarce, locals report.

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Check out new before & after nighttime satellite images of Puerto Rico [View all] Warpy Sep 2017 OP

my friend is trying to raise $ and supplies for her island dweller Sep 2017 #1

In the article it says FEMA has 10,000 federal workers on the ground mucifer Sep 2017 #2

I thought the entire island had no power. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2017 #3

San Juan was obviously a priotity since it's a staging area for the rest of the island. Warpy Sep 2017 #4

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