Re: Hurricane Maria: Summary of communication status - and lack of

[Mikael Abrahamsson <swmike () swm pp se>]

On Wed, 27 Sep 2017, Sean Donelan wrote:

> Things are better and worse in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. 
> Help is needed, but anyone wanting to help in the field, be certain you 
> understand what you would be doing, and whether you are actually helping 
> or hindering on the ground efforts.

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/9/26/16365994/hurricane-maria-2017-puerto-rico-san-juan-humanitarian-disaster-electricty-fuel-flights-facts

This seems to indicate that it will be 4-6 months until things get back to 
normal, if there indeed is a huge effort to do so.

"But as first responders on the ground in Puerto Rico told Fernández 
Campbell, this isn’t enough. Trump should also ask Congress to pass a 
relief package for Puerto Rico to give FEMA and the island more money to 
rebuild. He could deploy more military resources to help with search and 
rescue operations."

I hope this happens.

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Mikael Abrahamsson    email: swmike () swm pp se