Officials in Puerto Rico began distributing much-needed disaster aid that went unused for years while residents suffered in the wake of Hurricane Maria and a series of crippling earthquakes.
The once-abandoned supplies -- which included thousands of sealed cases of water bottles, pallets of food, diapers, baby formula and cots -- were distributed on Monday to shelters in communities where powerful earthquakes leveled homes in recent weeks and caused an estimated $110 million in damages, according to government officials.
The Governor's office in Puerto Rico has announced that the once-abandoned supplies located at a Ponce warehouse, pictured in a photo posted to Twitter on Jan. 20, 2020, are now being distributed to shelters in quake-impacted communities.Some residents even gathered outside of the Governor’s Mansion in San Juan to call for the governor's resignation amid questions over why the aid didn't make it to those in need earlier.
Protestors demand the resignation of Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced during new protests in front of Puerto Rico Capitol building on Jan. 20, 2020 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. People break into a warehouse with supplies believed to have been from when Hurricane Maria struck the island in 2017 in Ponce, Puerto Rico on Jan. 18, 2020.
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