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Sep 18 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
#fiona #puertorico
📷: @tunosabe (instagram)
Barrio Rincón in Gurabo, PR
(Sbeth ale Hardy, Facebook)
This is from Luquillo, PR “La Pared” Beach
📷: Ricardo Colon Rodriguez / FB
Ponce. Near the Hilton. 10am et today.
San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico
Mayaguez (western side of the island)

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Sep 17
THREAD: I just obtained internal document, from a source, sent by Luma Energy to the Puerto Rico govt that states, as of 1600 hrs:
1.) LUMA informed the govt that it has “contacted all 3,100 lifeline residential customers (those in ventilators, etc.)”
2.) “Most of the customers explained they have already made arrangements to stay safe from the storm. Approximately 70% of the lifeline residential customers stated that they have generators ready to support them.”
3.) “13 hospitals have been identified without operational backup generation – all are currently have electric service.
4.) The following number of crews are currently available to support the restoration effort for this event:
• Trouble & Operations: 151 crews”
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Sep 16
GET THIS: Lafayette Louisiana’s Mayor-President - who’s now under investigation - spurred by @thecurrentlaf reporting— (reporting that relied heavily on public records) has rolled out a new policy charging $1 per page for DIGITAL COPIES of public records🧵thecurrentla.com/2022/paywalled…
Mayor-President Josh Guillory has openly framed the policy as a means of stopping the media from "prying" into his government. 
thecurrentla.com/2022/paywalled…
The Current is raising money to pay for its work in this ongoing reporting project. The Current is a non profit journalism outlet servicing south central Louisiana. I serve on the board of directors.

thecurrentla.com/support-us/
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Sep 16
THREAD: My colleague @cristina_corujo reports: the amount obligated by FEMA for public utilities in Puerto Rico which includes the island’s electric grid is $13.2 billion.
Of that $40 million have been disbursed.

So, I asked a FEMA rep tonight: what’s taking so long? Answer 👇🏻 ImageImageImage
It’s been 5 years since hurricane Maria wiped out the dilapidated power grid - that the government owned power monopoly never took adequate care of.
Luma Energy - a private company - started in June 2021 with the mandate to repair & rebuild the grid.
Following this tweet (above in thread), last night, tonight, FEMA’s Region 2 Regional Administrator David Warrington sent this statement. Image
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Sep 11
THREAD: From my inbox: Hi David.

“My name is Monica Rodriguez and this is my reality.

I am a small business owner and this Friday I lost my work computer thanks to the constant blackouts in the town of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Every day it is 2 and 3 times where we lost power.”
“Yesterday I had to work in my car because we lost power very early in the morning. The power comes and goes, and they give a vague excuse so they don’t look bad, but I'm really tired.”
“This is not a quality of life for anyone. You try to succeed, but how? Who responds for my computer? Who answers me if my work machines, or anything in my house are damaged thanks to the inefficient work that is done?”
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Sep 11
In Bayamon, Puerto Rico, elderly residents who depend on electricity to live (dialysis patients, ventilator patients, among others) - but can’t rely on it because of endless outages - are being given power inverters (Yeti 1,500- from Goal Zero)
This project include the installation from Sobrevive Store staff, technical support and a solar panel.
According to @natal_isiana: the YETI 1,500 & technical support, provided by Sobrevive Store, consists of a battery with a 1,500-watt inverter, capable of powering essential & household equipment such as: refrigerator, fan, light bulbs & TV & some other that operates w/ 110 volts.
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Sep 11
Someone accidentally sent me the tweet below tonight.
They apologized.
I thanked them, because I spent the last half hour reading about Sandy Morris, her diagnosis of ALS & her fight to find a cure while raising awareness.
Sandy, this thread is for you.
(Her last tweet was 👇🏻)
Her obituary: sierrasun.com/news/obituarie…
Her fights:

bloomberg.com/news/features/…

iamals.org/stories/sandy-…
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