Why Do Puerto Rico Need Food

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Puerto Rico needs Water and food. After a week of distress, millions of Puerto Ricans experience rough conditions because of no power, water or enough fuel. Around 97% of the island's 3.4 million residents still are in the dark Wednesday, one week after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, Gov. Ricardo Rosselló said. About half of the residents don't have running water.And there's nowhere near enough food for all the people that need it. CNN said “In town of Utuado, Lydia Rivera has started to ration crackers and drink rainwater to keep her two grandchildren living.” People are carrying milk jugs full of water from a canal in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, because food and water are running out, many Puerto Ricans are collecting water from mountain

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