In this article it explains the potential danger the citizens of northwest Puerto Rico. Over thousands of citizens were told to evacuate due to possible dam failure. The dam was damaged because of the hurricane. An executive director of PR's emergency management stated that the dam has mechanical damage which makes it hard for there to be normal water currents. They continued to say that with the amount of water in the dam they aren't able to fix it. If the dam spills over then there can be over 700,000 people that could potentially die. This article really upset me because of the lack of attention it is receiving. They are also citizens of the United States and it seems as if the government hasn't done anything to help them. Rather, the POTUS is more focused on calling out football players for expressing their constitutional rights. The people need to shed more light on this issue, Puerto Rico needs us.
Link to article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/09/22/at-least-6-dead-in-puerto-rico-due-to-hurricane-maria-officials-say/
Azucena Ramirez
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