Puerto Rico gov: 'Making every effort' to prevent humanitarian disaster
Source: The Hill
BY JOHN BOWDEN - 09/27/17 09:38 AM EDT
Puerto Rico's Gov. Ricardo Rossello (D) on Wednesday said that his government is working to prevent a humanitarian disaster on the island, as the territory's 3.4 million residents struggle for electricity and drinking water in Hurricane Maria's aftermath.
In an interview with CBS This Morning, Rossello said that his island is still on the brink of a crisis.
"It could go that way but we're making every effort to prevent that," Rossello said Wednesday morning. "It's a disaster of unprecedented nature. You need to understand it's been two category 4, 5, hurricanes passing through the island in a span of two weeks." Almost all of the island's inhabitants are still without electricity, and drinking water is scarce. Rossello asked the Trump administration and other Americans to "keep the help coming" on Wednesday.
"We're an island, and resources are harder to come by," Rossello said. "Our petition is keep the help coming. We recognize that everything is being done, and we're here to execute so people get food, water, and we start returning to normalcy."
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