Hurricane Maria/Irma and Puerto Rico: 9/11 - Runway full of bottled water discovered untouched
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The New York Times: FEMA Admits It Failed Puerto Rico. Can It Do Any Better?
A report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency has now confirmed, in brutal detail, what has long been evident: Its response to the killer hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico last fall was chaotic and tragically inadequate. (7/13)
A report by the Federal Emergency Management Agency has now confirmed, in brutal detail, what has long been evident: Its response to the killer hurricanes that struck Puerto Rico last fall was chaotic and tragically inadequate. (7/13)
July 13 (UPI) -- The Federal Emergency Management Administration faulted its own leadership for unpreparedness in the 2017 hurricane season, a new report said Friday.
The 65-page FEMA "after-action" report covered FEMA's responses to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, storms that hit the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. Hurricanes Nate and Jose later threatened the U.S. mainland and diverted attention and resources, the study said.
FEMA said it had "staffing shortages across the incidents" by entering the hurricane season with "a force strength less than its target," a key finding by the report. It also "experienced challenges" in tracking resources across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The report said FEMA had little information in the first 72 hours on the progress of Maria as it ravaged Puerto Rico. A week later, it lacked information about the island's water supply and available hospitals.
Puerto Rico's electrical grid was devastated by the hurricane, which caused $100 billion in damage. An accurate death count is still incomplete.
The FEMA report said combined, Harvey, Irma and Maria caused an estimated $265 billion in damage.
After Irma but prior to Maria, FEMA moved 80 percent of its emergency inventory from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands. The only remaining FEMA warehouse in Puerto Rico had no available cots or tarps, and only 98,000 ready-to-eat meals, the report found.
FEMA Administrator Brock Long, in a letter with the report, said the agency response showed "governments need to be better prepared with their own supplies ... and to be ready for the financial implications of a disaster."
The 65-page FEMA "after-action" report covered FEMA's responses to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, storms that hit the Gulf Coast, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands. Hurricanes Nate and Jose later threatened the U.S. mainland and diverted attention and resources, the study said.
FEMA said it had "staffing shortages across the incidents" by entering the hurricane season with "a force strength less than its target," a key finding by the report. It also "experienced challenges" in tracking resources across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The report said FEMA had little information in the first 72 hours on the progress of Maria as it ravaged Puerto Rico. A week later, it lacked information about the island's water supply and available hospitals.
Puerto Rico's electrical grid was devastated by the hurricane, which caused $100 billion in damage. An accurate death count is still incomplete.
The FEMA report said combined, Harvey, Irma and Maria caused an estimated $265 billion in damage.
After Irma but prior to Maria, FEMA moved 80 percent of its emergency inventory from Puerto Rico to the Virgin Islands. The only remaining FEMA warehouse in Puerto Rico had no available cots or tarps, and only 98,000 ready-to-eat meals, the report found.
FEMA Administrator Brock Long, in a letter with the report, said the agency response showed "governments need to be better prepared with their own supplies ... and to be ready for the financial implications of a disaster."
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Even as Puerto Rico’s residents were bracing for painful austerity measures, the bankrupt commonwealth spent $245,000 on a bulletproof SUV for the governor.
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Bankrupt Puerto Rico Buys Governor a $245,000 SUV. Anger Ensues
make puerto rico a state!
