9 Numbers That Put Puerto Rico's Daunting Recovery Into Perspective | HuffPost
Here’s what the recovery looks like (so far), by the numbers:
7 Days
It’s been a full
seven days since Hurricane Maria slammed into southeastern Puerto Rico as a strong Category 4 storm.
16 Dead
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said Monday the
official death count from the hurricane has edged up to 16. That’s likely to increase as recovery efforts continue.
11,437 In Shelters
As of Tuesday,
11,437 people were still living in shelters on the island. That’s a decrease of only about 1,000 people since last Wednesday, when
12,500 people crammed into shelters to ride out the storm itself, suggesting that only 8.5 percent of those who sought shelter now have a habitable home or other accommodations to return to.
80 Percent Loss
Hurricane Maria
destroyed 80 percent of the value of Puerto Rico’s agricultural industry at an estimated loss of $780 million,
The New York Times reports. Banana, plantain and coffee crops were hit the hardest, with entire plantations completely razed.
CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS/REUTERS
A banana plantation damaged by Hurricane Maria in Guayama, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 20, 2017.
11 Hospitals
Of Puerto Rico’s 69 hospitals,
only 11 currently have power or fuel.
12 Children
Twelve children at the San Jorge Children’s Hospital in San Juan depend on ventilators to survive. CNN reports the hospital
ran out of diesel for its generators on Monday, but secured another two days’ worth of fuel at the last minute thanks to the generosity of another hospital.
11 Billion Gallons
The Guajataca Dam in northwestern Puerto Rico is holding back
approximately 11 billion gallons of water. Authorities warned last Friday that the dam had
developed a crackthanks to added pressure from the hurricane and said it is in “imminent” danger of failing.
44 Percent Without Water
According to the U.S. Department of Defense, an estimated
44 percent of Puerto Rico’s population is currently without drinking water. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority officials
told Reuters on Tuesday that potable water won’t be available island-wide until power is restored, which could take months.
2,400 Miles
Hurricane Maria wiped out nearly all of Puerto Rico’s
2,400 miles of power transmission lines, leaving the island almost completely without power. Now a week removed from the storm,
97 percent of the island is still dark.
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