Puerto Rico fires emergency director after finding warehouse full of wasted Hurricane Maria aid – By Tim Pearce (Washington Examiner) / Jan 19 2020
Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vazquez has fired the island’s director of emergency management after officials found a warehouse full of emergency supplies dating back to 2017’s Hurricane Maria.
Vasquez dismissed Carlos Acevedo on Saturday and gave officials two days to investigate why the wasted supplies were forgotten. The warehouse was initially investigated for damage following recent earthquakes in the area, and investigators found thousands of items of supplies, including food, water, diapers, and medicine that were intended to help those affected by Hurricane Maria years ago.
¡Esto le saca las lágrimas de coraje a cualquiera! Pañales, comida para bebés, estufas, radios, agua, carpas, toldos, ENTRE MUCHOS OTROS SUMINISTROS PERDIÉNDOSE DESDE MARÍA!!! ESTO ES TODO LO QUE PIDE LA GENTE DEL SUR CON LOS TERREMOTOS!!! Video: El León Fiscalizador pic.twitter.com/cd11rdhhhK
— Jeremy Ortiz (@JeremyOrtizTV) January 18, 2020
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Vasquez has nominated Brig. Gen. Victor S. Perez, the head of the Puerto Rican National Guard, to replace Acevedo.
The warehouse is located in the Guancha de Ponce sector in the city of Ponce. Ponce Mayor Mayita Melendez denied having any knowledge of the supplies sitting in the warehouse and said that the city did not manage the storage facility.
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