FIND OUT MORE DETAILS ON HOW FEMA WILL BE EFFECTING PUERTO RICO
Being that Hurricane Maria came through Puerto Rico on September 20th, 2017, the Federal Emergency Management Agency brung in new shipments of food and water to the island.
FEMA delivered more than $1.6 billion worth of food and more than $361 million worth of water. New shipments of food and water will officially stop Wednesday (jan. 31) to the US commonwealth in the Caribbean.
“If we’re giving free water and food, that means that families are not going to supermarkets to buy,” De La Campa said.
“It is affecting the economy of Puerto Rico. So we need to create a balance. With the financial assistance we’re providing to families and the municipalities, they’re able to go back to the normal economy.”
The agency will turn its remaining food and water supplies over to the Puerto Rican government to finish distributing.
FEMA spokesman William Booher said, “the agency will continue to support any documented needs and will provide supplies to volunteer agencies and other private nonprofit organizations … working with households in rural, outlying areas to address ongoing disaster-related needs as power and water is gradually restored.”
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