1 October 2017, 23:48
I have been reading with great interest the reports coming out of Puerto Rico.
The Centers for Disease Control have declared a public health emergency due to many citizens having no access to safe drinking water, combined with the contamination threats posed by flood waters and failed infrastructure.
This happens everywhere after a flood or hurricane, and having a safe stored water supply plus a means to decontaminate yourself after exposure to contaminated flood water, maintaining sanitation and having a means to filter, decontaminate and purify water is vital.
Water supply, decon and basic sanitation need to be a priorities in everyone's preps!
More than a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico at least 44% of the island's residents don't have access to potable water, according to the Defense Department. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told CNN that...
"...we have been able to restore only 50% of water, because the majority of water in Puerto Rico also depends on electric generators," he said on Wednesday.
Generators need fuel, which is on short supply.
Elí Díaz-Atienza, executive vice president for Puerto Rico's Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, told San Juan-based WKAQ radio the island's water facilities were significantly damaged during the hurricane... his water restoration plan includes using trucks to deliver water to residents in the island's rural areas...
As government officials work to rebuild water systems throughout the island, the water situation has become dire...The World Health Organization says a lack of safe drinking water and suitable sanitation could lead to significant health risks, some of which include diarrhea, hepatitis, malaria and malnutrition...
After a natural disaster, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises... ts boiling water, using disinfectants or a filtration system to sanitize water. The CDC says bottled water is the safest choice...
Shipping containers with food, water and other supplies are sitting at the Port of San Juan... but delivering them...is the issue [because]...The hurricane wiped out roads and devastated the island's airports and shipping ports... [Navy and Coast Guard] d is conducting airlifts to distribute supplies...
https://www.wired.com/story/puerto-rico-health/
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2017/09/1...maria.html
The Centers for Disease Control have declared a public health emergency due to many citizens having no access to safe drinking water, combined with the contamination threats posed by flood waters and failed infrastructure.
This happens everywhere after a flood or hurricane, and having a safe stored water supply plus a means to decontaminate yourself after exposure to contaminated flood water, maintaining sanitation and having a means to filter, decontaminate and purify water is vital.
Water supply, decon and basic sanitation need to be a priorities in everyone's preps!
More than a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico at least 44% of the island's residents don't have access to potable water, according to the Defense Department. Gov. Ricardo Rosselló told CNN that...
"...we have been able to restore only 50% of water, because the majority of water in Puerto Rico also depends on electric generators," he said on Wednesday.
Generators need fuel, which is on short supply.
Elí Díaz-Atienza, executive vice president for Puerto Rico's Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, told San Juan-based WKAQ radio the island's water facilities were significantly damaged during the hurricane... his water restoration plan includes using trucks to deliver water to residents in the island's rural areas...
As government officials work to rebuild water systems throughout the island, the water situation has become dire...The World Health Organization says a lack of safe drinking water and suitable sanitation could lead to significant health risks, some of which include diarrhea, hepatitis, malaria and malnutrition...
After a natural disaster, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advises... ts boiling water, using disinfectants or a filtration system to sanitize water. The CDC says bottled water is the safest choice...
Shipping containers with food, water and other supplies are sitting at the Port of San Juan... but delivering them...is the issue [because]...The hurricane wiped out roads and devastated the island's airports and shipping ports... [Navy and Coast Guard] d is conducting airlifts to distribute supplies...
https://www.wired.com/story/puerto-rico-health/
https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2017/09/1...maria.html