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    1. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      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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    2. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      2/ We got more than a hundred responses. Many of you asked about conditions in remote areas and towns outside San Juan.

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    3. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      3/ AJ has traveled to and reported from towns & areas like Ciales, Toa Baja & Cabo Rojo. http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/after-the-hurricane-a-puerto-rican-town-deals-with-wastewater-dead-animals-and-green-bodies/ …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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    4. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      4/ You asked: Why has disaster relief taken so long?

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    5. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      5/ PR’s governor, Ricardo Rosselló, says the government has been sending supplies and food throughout the island.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/puerto-rico-governor-blames-communications-problems-for-slow-relief-effort/ …

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    6. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      6/ Rosselló blamed lack of communication for the delay in relief efforts. But a lot of residents aren’t satisfied.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/puerto-rico-governor-blames-communications-problems-for-slow-relief-effort/ …

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    7. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      7/ When AJ visited Toa Baja, residents told him they had seen no help from the government.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/after-the-hurricane-a-puerto-rican-town-deals-with-wastewater-dead-animals-and-green-bodies/ …

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    8. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      8/ In fact, government officials actually made things worse by ordering floodgates to open before Maria hit.http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2017/10/after-the-hurricane-a-puerto-rican-town-deals-with-wastewater-dead-animals-and-green-bodies/ …

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    9. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      9/ You asked: How are residents coping? What are Puerto Rican organizations doing to respond to the disaster?

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      Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

      10/ In some towns, neighbors have been helping each other clear debris from their homes.

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        2. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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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        3. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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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        4. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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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        5. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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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        6. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          15/ You asked: How are people getting food? What do grocery stores look like?

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        7. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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/ …

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        8. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          17/ @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/ …

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        9. Mother Jones‏Verified account @MotherJones 11 Oct 2017

          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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