Although the power is out on Puerto Rico, there is plenty of reporting and opinionating available regarding conditions there, including what information the Democracy Now! crew has been able to glean and the US administrations refusal to suspend the Jones Act. Beyond that, I recommend:
- the GPUS Press Release, and
- Lisa Falkenberg's column in yesterday's Houston Chronicle (digital subscription may be required). If you value your sanity, do not read the Comments.
Communication is down all over the island of 3.4 million people, where the once-lush hillsides have been transformed into apocalyptic wastelands. TV news crews capture crumbled roads strewn with downed power lines and people waiting for hours for a few gallons of gas. Drinking water is reportedly at critically low levels and almost nonexistent for washing. Hospitals, if they are still standing, are operating on backup generators.
Mayors are pleading for help, reporting "hysteria," "horror in the streets," and "near-death conditions."
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