Originally published at: PR NIGHTMARE: Puerto Rico Officials Under Fire After ‘Pallets of Supplies’ Discovered Years After Disasters | Sean Hannity
Puerto Rican officials were under renewed scrutiny this week after warehouses of unused supplies were discovered following multiple disasters and repeated pleas for help to the US government.
“The pallets of bedding, food and medical supplies sat wrapped in plastic and unused in a warehouse for more than two years while Puerto Ricans suffered through the aftermath of a devastating hurricane and, recently, an earthquake. Now their discovery has triggered a political firestorm,” reports Fox News.
“On Sunday, Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired two more officials in the most recent development since anger broke out over a viral video showing unused emergency supplies – allegedly left-over aid from Hurricane Maria – sitting in a warehouse in the southern coastal city of Ponce,” adds Fox.
“There are thousands of people who made sacrifices to bring aid to the south and it’s unforgivable that resources have been kept in a warehouse,” the governor’s initial statement said.
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