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Judi Lynn

(160,530 posts)
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 05:49 PM Oct 2017

Raw sewage contaminating waters in Puerto Rico after Maria

Source: Associated Press


Associated Press
October 16, 2017
Updated October 16, 2017 11:35am

CAGUAS, Puerto Rico >> Raw sewage is pouring into the rivers and reservoirs of Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. People without running water bathe and wash their clothes in contaminated streams, and some islanders have been drinking water from condemned wells.

Nearly a month after the hurricane made landfall, Puerto Rico is only beginning to come to grips with a massive environmental emergency that has no clear end in sight.

“I think this will be the most challenging environmental response after a hurricane that our country has ever seen,” said Judith Enck, who served as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency region that includes Puerto Rico under President Barack Obama.

With hundreds of thousands of people still without running water, and 20 of the island’s 51 sewage treatment plants out of service, there are growing concerns about contamination and disease.

Read more: http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/16/breaking-news/raw-sewage-contaminating-waters-in-puerto-rico-after-maria/

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Raw sewage contaminating waters in Puerto Rico after Maria (Original Post) Judi Lynn Oct 2017 OP
I'm sure the president of Puerto Rico will take care of it. Amimnoch Oct 2017 #1
It is Fu**ing Disgusting.. What else can be said? Stuart G Oct 2017 #2
Too bad we didn't have a ship down there to take in the sick DK504 Oct 2017 #3
REALLY! A source for clean water from that ship. Why isn't that being utilized, I wonder? SammyWinstonJack Oct 2017 #6
damn!! Please call your Senators! riversedge Oct 2017 #4
This sort of thing happened in Houston BumRushDaShow Oct 2017 #5
Trump: "That's what happens when you're in a third world country" dalton99a Oct 2017 #7
 

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)
1. I'm sure the president of Puerto Rico will take care of it.
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 05:53 PM
Oct 2017


But seriously, I don't know which disgusts me more.. the rumpus not doing a fucking thing about it, or the public for not being more outraged about it. Fucking disgusting.

DK504

(3,847 posts)
3. Too bad we didn't have a ship down there to take in the sick
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 07:05 PM
Oct 2017

provide clean water, home, clothe, feed people. Oh wait, we do! But only 8 people are on the hospital ship. Since they have a desalinization plant on board so they can always have grease clean water, you'd think someone would get their heads out of their asses and start shuttling water to the island.

BumRushDaShow

(128,979 posts)
5. This sort of thing happened in Houston
Mon Oct 16, 2017, 07:29 PM
Oct 2017

when sewage was bubbling up from the storm drains during the flooding. In P.R. it is so much worse because of the massive infrastructure damage.

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