Puerto Ricans Face Lack Of Power And Electricity Six Days After Hurricane Fiona

Puerto Rico is now on the path to recovery after Hurricane Fiona made landfall over the weekend leaving only devastation in its path. NBC News’ Ellison Barber reports on how many residents on the island are facing a lack of major resources like power and water.

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[karatekidakakatelyn]

*I feel so lucky for my own room in a house from my dad. I want to thank my dad for giving me food to eat, and for giving me clothes to wear. I’m eternally grateful.* ❤

[ryansteffens]

I must admit that after 6 days without power, I'm starting to get a little mad. WTF are they doing?

[Linda-zb]

What is so frustrating is that PR could be better than Miami but the government of PR is so corrupt it won't happen

[BigBirdy]

I want to know what happened to the 3 billion that was supposed to upgrade the powergrid.

[voluntariadoglbtdominicano]

It's a shame what happened to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic in Hurricane Fiona.

[utterlyexotic]

Caribbean is unliveable now, can’t live on tiny islands with constant earthquakes and hurricane, plus useless governments too!!

[eddycuevas]

0:29 Bernardo please remember "La que no nos mata nos hace fuerte" we are going to get through this.

[majortomGC]

When you live in the tropics this should not come as a surprise, no power no water it’s all consequences of living in Hurricane prone areas. It will happen again and again.

[reconwatcher]

Didnt these people not learned what happens when a storm hits ? I am waiting to see how much the US will AGAIN bail these non preppers out

[factsdc]

Prayers to all in PR. I use to live in Salinas. 🙏🏽❤️💪🏾💯

[jaggedjustice]

Seeing those images of Americans 😢!! I wish everybody saw things the way you do bro 💪🏽🇵🇷 rise again Taino we love you

[silverminer]

So after all these storms are there building codes designed to reduce damage? Are they enforced?

[Pazuzu-]

Yeah, and it's going to happen again next year.

[scottstokes]

Power and electricity are the same thing.

[bruces]

Puerto Rico's history of corruption in government and inept administrators has created constant crisis.

It's been a point of controversy and contention for years: A place that's gotten some of the most U.S. taxpayer money in history for causes like hurricane relief and rebuilding its electric grid is also known as one of the most corrupt when it comes to how all that cash is spent. (Congress proved billions of dollars after the last hurricane.) When Fiona hit PR it was a Cat 1 storm with winds of ~81 MPH.

[MKOMKONNNN]

if puerto rico had a green leaning governor that made them go to all electric how would that work out for them today and or in the future

[jamesremey]

Joe Biden will give you the same help he gave to people in Afghanistan, funny they were all over Trump but not a sound about biden not helping them

[utterlyexotic]

Bring them to the US and Canada, bring all the Caribbean people because it’s just going to get worse

[jarrodyuki]

japan will retake the kurils sakhalin and vladivok south korea will take north korea.

[vallan]

What's Trump going to do about it!