1/ Earlier, we asked for your questions on the crisis in Puerto Rico.http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/10/what-is-going-on-in-puerto-rico/ …
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10/ In some towns, neighbors have been helping each other clear debris from their homes.
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11/ This woman was able to get regular dialysis treatments at the hospital because of her neighbors’ help.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/in-puerto-ricos-cabo-rojo-a-dialysis-patient-waits-for-help-and-a-mayor-waits-for-power/ …
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12/ In some communities in San Juan, grassroots orgs have rebuilt their neighborhood on their own.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/puerto-ricos-poorest-communities-are-doing-the-rebuilding-the-trump-administration-wont/ …
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13/ They were able to clear debris off many of their streets by the third day after Hurricane Maria.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/puerto-ricos-poorest-communities-are-doing-the-rebuilding-the-trump-administration-wont/ …
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14/ José Caraballo, 72, actually rebuilt his own home. "You can’t wait for the government to help," he says.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/puerto-ricos-poorest-communities-are-doing-the-rebuilding-the-trump-administration-wont/ …
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15/ You asked: How are people getting food? What do grocery stores look like?
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16/ Currently, about 86% of grocery stores are open. But,
@AJVicens notes, many don’t offer fresh food.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/moldy-cakes-broken-jars-of-mayonnaise-and-swarming-bees-a-look-inside-one-of-puerto-ricos-destroyed-grocery-stores/ …Show this thread -
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@AJVicens visited a store in Guayama. It was destroyed: roof ripped off, cakes molding, flies everywhere.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/moldy-cakes-broken-jars-of-mayonnaise-and-swarming-bees-a-look-inside-one-of-puerto-ricos-destroyed-grocery-stores/ …Show this thread -
18/ There’s not enough food and water in Guayama. “We’re living day by day,” one resident tells him.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/moldy-cakes-broken-jars-of-mayonnaise-and-swarming-bees-a-look-inside-one-of-puerto-ricos-destroyed-grocery-stores/ …
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