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Maria's Aftermath (I'm ok)
8 years ago
Hi guys! A bit of an update as to what happened where I live after Hurricane Maria.
Directly after the hurricane (category 4) had passed, the entire island of Puerto Rico was left without power, and people had to rely on generators. Roads were impassible, either flooded to hell (the most I saw personally was 4 feet deep flooding) or blocked by debris. People started looting so the governor issued a curfew, which is still in effect right now. The lines for the gas stations, supermarkets and ATMs are ridiculous, some people have started fights and now some of these places have police officers to make sure nothing happens. Nobody had phone signal or internet to communicate for a few days, phone signal has been restored a little but its still unreliable. This was the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century.
Currently I have no power or water during the day but the apartment complex turns on a generator and a water tank at night. There's no internet either so I'm writing this on my phone. There's still a lot of debris lying around but slowly things are being rebuilt and repaired. Some fast food places have reopened, some supermarkets as well. Things are still difficult though, some places are estimated to be without power for up to six months, and some people speculate we'll be dealing with infrastructure problems related to Hurricane Maria for 6-12 months.
So things are kind of tough at the moment, the island was already dealing with economic crisis and the Hurricane just sort of destroyed a lot of shit. At least I'm ok, my friends are ok, and my family is ok, everyone's just dealing with it their own way. I was lucky enough that no one I know died or suffered serious injuries, because there have been fatalities because of the hurricane.
Anyway, thanks for reading and if you're in PR, stay safe!
Directly after the hurricane (category 4) had passed, the entire island of Puerto Rico was left without power, and people had to rely on generators. Roads were impassible, either flooded to hell (the most I saw personally was 4 feet deep flooding) or blocked by debris. People started looting so the governor issued a curfew, which is still in effect right now. The lines for the gas stations, supermarkets and ATMs are ridiculous, some people have started fights and now some of these places have police officers to make sure nothing happens. Nobody had phone signal or internet to communicate for a few days, phone signal has been restored a little but its still unreliable. This was the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in a century.
Currently I have no power or water during the day but the apartment complex turns on a generator and a water tank at night. There's no internet either so I'm writing this on my phone. There's still a lot of debris lying around but slowly things are being rebuilt and repaired. Some fast food places have reopened, some supermarkets as well. Things are still difficult though, some places are estimated to be without power for up to six months, and some people speculate we'll be dealing with infrastructure problems related to Hurricane Maria for 6-12 months.
So things are kind of tough at the moment, the island was already dealing with economic crisis and the Hurricane just sort of destroyed a lot of shit. At least I'm ok, my friends are ok, and my family is ok, everyone's just dealing with it their own way. I was lucky enough that no one I know died or suffered serious injuries, because there have been fatalities because of the hurricane.
Anyway, thanks for reading and if you're in PR, stay safe!
joke aside, I'm glad you're okay. I know the terrifying feeling of being in a hurricane.
But yeah Maria was a direct hit, no part of PR was left unaffected, lucky for me no one I know was hurt. Last hurricane I remember was George in 1998.
Wishing all those affected the best!
If you need anything let me know <3