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Puerto Rico: Human Rights Concerns Mount in Absence of Adequate Emergency Response
Source:
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
October 30, 2017
(Note: I am posting this story in the "I Am Puerto Rican" group because it directly relates to the ongoing emergency in Puerto Rico...I am not Puerto Rican)
GENEVA (30 October, 2017) - Puerto Rico remains without an effective emergency response more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a group of U.N. human rights experts has warned.
"The hurricane has aggravated the island's existing dire situation caused by debt and austerity measures," the experts noted, saying the situation remained "alarming" for the island's 3.5 million residents.
"Thousands of people are displaced, with homes destroyed, and without any relief in sight.
More than 80 percent of the population, or close to 2.8 million people, continue to live without electricity.
Few hospitals are functioning.
There are allegations that the water available - for those who have access to it - may be contaminated.
With winter approaching, we call for a speedy and well-resourced emergency response that prioritizes the most vulnerable and at risk - children, older people, people with disabilities, women and homeless people."
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"Puerto Rico: Human rights concerns mount in absence of adequate emergency response"
Source:
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner
October 30, 2017
(Note: I am posting this story in the "I Am Puerto Rican" group because it directly relates to the ongoing emergency in Puerto Rico...I am not Puerto Rican)
GENEVA (30 October, 2017) - Puerto Rico remains without an effective emergency response more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the island, a group of U.N. human rights experts has warned.
"The hurricane has aggravated the island's existing dire situation caused by debt and austerity measures," the experts noted, saying the situation remained "alarming" for the island's 3.5 million residents.
"Thousands of people are displaced, with homes destroyed, and without any relief in sight.
More than 80 percent of the population, or close to 2.8 million people, continue to live without electricity.
Few hospitals are functioning.
There are allegations that the water available - for those who have access to it - may be contaminated.
With winter approaching, we call for a speedy and well-resourced emergency response that prioritizes the most vulnerable and at risk - children, older people, people with disabilities, women and homeless people."
Read more,
Google:
"Puerto Rico: Human rights concerns mount in absence of adequate emergency response"
