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SAN JUAN FOR US.                
GOOD MORNING.                   

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>> Reporter: SAVANNAH, GOOD     
MORNING.                        

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PUERTO RICO'S GOVERNOR SAYS THE 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS

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SET ASIDE $40 MILLION TO REPAIR 
PUERTO RICO'S ROADS, BUT THAT   

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PART OF THE RECOVERY SEEMS A    
LONG WAY OFF.                   

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THE MORE PRESSING NEED RIGHT NOW
IS THIS DESPERATE WATER CRISIS. 

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IT'S NOT SO MUCH AN ISSUE OF    
SUPPLY AS IT IS ONE OF          

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DISTRIBUTION.                   
THIS MORNING, PUERTO RICO'S     

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WATER CRISIS IS DEEPENING.      
WHILE THE FLOODWATERS HAVE      

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RECEDED, IT IS THE LACK OF      
DRINKING WATER THAT'S NOW       

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RAVAGING THE ISLAND.            
>> REALLY HARD.                 

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IT'S REALLY HARD BECAUSE WE     
DON'T HAVE ANYTHING.            

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>> Reporter: BETSY IS DESPERATE,
COLLECTING FRESH WATER FROM THE 

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SIDE OF A MOUNTAIN FOR HER      
CHILDREN.                       

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IF YOU HAD A MESSAGE FOR THE    
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, WHAT WOULD  

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IT BE?                          
>> HELP US.                     

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WE'RE AMERICANS, TOO.           
>> Reporter: HALF OF PUERTO RICO

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HAS NO DRINKING WATER.          
EVERYONE IS TRYING TO GET WATER 

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TO TO SURVIVE, THIS MAN SAYS.   
THIS GROCERY STORE IS OPEN BUT  

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RATIONING BASIC SUPPLIES.       
THE OWNER SAYS IT IS HARD TO    

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RESTOCK BECAUSE THERE'S LITTLE  
FUEL FOR DELIVERY TRUCKS.       

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>> WE'RE TRYING OUR BEST TO KEEP
THEM WITH FOOD, WITH HOPE, AND  

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LET IT BE KNOWN THAT SUPPLIES   
ARE COMING.                     

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>> Reporter: THE ISLAND'S THIRST
FOR WATER IS CONNECTED TO THE   

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COLLAPSE OF THE POWER GRID.     
THERE'S NO ELECTRICITY TO TREAT 

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IT.                             
>> IT FEELS LIKE 120. 120.      

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>> Reporter: ESPECIALLY WITH NO 
POWER.                          

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A LACK OF DIESEL FUEL AND A     
TELECOMMUNICATIONS BREAKDOWN IS 

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CRIPPLING RELIEF EFFORTS.       
THE GOVERNOR SAYS PRIVATE SECTOR

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DRIVERS AREN'T SHOWING UP FOR   
DELIVERIES.                     

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AT THE PORT OF SAN JUAN, SOME   
SUPPLIES ARE SITTING IN STORAGE.

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>> WE STILL HAVE A NUMBER OF    
CUSTOMERS THAT ARE UNABLE TO DO 

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THEIR BUSINESS BECAUSE OF LACK  
OF DIESEL TO POWER THEIR        

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BUSINESS.                       
>> Reporter: HUMANITARIAN AID IS

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FLOODING IN, AS THERE IS A      
FRANTIC SCRAMBLE TO GET OFF THE 

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ISLAND.                         
ROYAL CARIBBEAN CANCELLING A    

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CRUISE, USING THE SHIP TO TAKE  
EVACUEES TO THE U.S. MAINLAND   

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TODAY.                          
IN NEW YORK, RELIEF FOR THOSE   

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WHO ESCAPED ON ONE OF THE FEW   
COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS TO LEAVE THE 

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ISLAND.                         
>> WE ARE AMERICAN CITIZENS IN  

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PUERTO RICO, SO WE NEED THE     
GOVERNMENT TO REALLY PUT A      

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LARGER EFFORT THERE.            
>> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN JUST   

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OVER A WEEK SINCE MARIA SLAMMED 
INTO PUERTO RICO, BUT MATT AND  

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SAVANNAH, REMEMBER, MUCH OF THIS
ISLAND HAD BEEN IN THE DARK     

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SINCE HURRICANE IRMA GRAZED     
PUERTO RICO.                    

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THEY'VE BEEN WITHOUT ELECTRICITY
FOR A WHILE AND NO END IS IN    

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SIGHT.                          
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.         

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A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ASKING
US,