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“It was heartbreaking,” says the Puerto Rico native and organizer with the Puerto Rico Cultural Society of South Carolina, who recalled the desperate Facebook message from her 21-year-old niece.
On Monday, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rossello told MSNBC’s Chris Hayes that 60 percent of the island’s 3.4 million American citizens lacked access to drinking water.
“What Puerto Rico is experiencing after Hurricane Maria is an unprecedented disaster. The devastation is vast,” said Gov. Rossello is an official statement Monday, five days after Maria hit Puerto Rico as a Category 4 hurricane.
The First Lady of Puerto Rico, Beatriz Rossello, has also helped establish an initiative called United for Puerto Rico for the purpose of providing aid and support to those affected by Hurricane Irma and Maria.