Puerto Rico asks for federal help to recover from Hurricane Maria

‘Food, water and medical aid are “top priorities” for Puerto Rico after a Category 4 storm lashed the island, but the US territory also needs to deal with crushing debt and collapsed infrastructure, said President Donald Trump.
In a series of tweets on Monday evening, Trump said that Puerto Rico’s debt to Wall Street and the banks “must be dealt with” as the island continues to fight for federal funding after Hurricane Maria. Most of the island is without power, entire communities are flooded, and tens of thousands of residents were told to evacuate as several dams could fail at any moment.
Trump’s social media announcements come after Puerto Rico’s government asked a federal judge for up to four extra weeks to meet key deadlines in its bankruptcy proceedings, Reuters reported. Hurricane Maria further worsened the island’s already fragile infrastructure.’
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