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Fury is growing in Puerto Rico after locals found a warehouse that was filled with emergency items originally sent to the island back in 2017 in response to Hurricane Maria. Despite the widespread devastation of the 2017 event, the items remained completely unused and undistributed, sparking mass outrage (via NBC News).
The warehouse — located in the southern city of Ponce — was discovered after the public underwent several “checks” to survey the damage from the earthquake. In light of the gross mismanagement, Governor of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez has fired the director of the US territory’s emergency management agency, Carlos Acevedo.
“There are thousands of people who have made sacrifices to help those in the south, and it is unforgivable that resources were kept in the warehouse,” the governor said.
Vázquez has also opened up an investigation as to why the emergency goods were never distributed.