Federal Response Getting Puerto Rico Back on Its Feet

Federal Response Getting Puerto Rico Back on Its Feet
U.S. Marines and Sailors exit a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft at the Jose Aponte de la Torre Airport to provide aid and hurricane relief in Puerto Rico on Sept. 27, 2017. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cody J. Ohira/Released
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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Two weeks after Hurricane Maria caused an unprecedented level of damage to Puerto Rico, a massive federal response including the deployment of more than 12,000 federal responders has helped stabilize the situation.

And while things remain extremely challenging on the ground, Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said there’s been a big improvement. Water and food supplies are being distributed to staging areas across Puerto Rico, and almost 60 hospitals are back in operation. The number of people in shelters has also decreased.

Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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