TEN THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP THOSE DEVASTATED IN PUERTO RICO BY HURRICANE MARIA

Hurricane Maria, the fifth-strongest storm to ever hit the United States, roared through Puerto Rico last week, flattening the island. Unfortunately, the devastation caused by Maria is taking a backseat to distracted Americans more worried about what NFL players do during the national anthem. But there are ways you can help.
The 3.4 million Americans citizens who live in Puerto Rico suffered major losses. They had homes destroyed, streets flooded, power grids decimated, widespread internet outages, and dams teetering on the brink of collapse, leaving Puerto Rico in shambles. The bulk of the island still doesn’t have water to drink and can’t even call for help because only 25% of cellphone towers survived the storm.
‘There’s a humanitarian emergency here in Puerto Rico,’ Governor Ricardo Rossell told the Associated Press. ‘This is an event without precedent.’ The current U. S. president, Donald Trump finally took a break from bashing the NFL to tweet about the island’s plight, and did order federal assistance to the island, but has been slow to send a financial plan to Congress. In fact, the White House isn’t expected send Congress a plan for a week or two. But there is a lot more work that can be done to help without the help of those distracted by how others choose to express themselves during a song.

This post was published at The Daily Sheeple on SEPTEMBER 26, 2017.