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yesterday they got another shipment of gasoline and fuel so they certainly have the resources but about 6:30 p.m. they had to shut down for security reasons because there s no electricity on that block and once the sun goes down and it gets dark there s a grave concern that violence may break out because there have been reports all over the island of gangs specifically targeting gas stations and assaulting people who are just trying to pump gas whether into their cars or into their canisters and power their generators. there are a series of issues with getting supplies and aide to where they need to go here in puerto rico and some places yesterday, the mayor was going around driving through the street and people were running into the street to wave him down to ask for federal aid that was being distributed. they were able to get their hands on basic goods. emergency food kits, food and water, the basic essentials but even the mayor acknowledged that
single day to find out when they would be able to get off the island. he actually just told me that apparently american airlines lost his information, so he is essentially stranded here, like so many others, since hurricane maria swept through puerto rico about a week ago, thousands of people have come to the airport. it s become a de facto shelter for many who were either here on vacation or for those who simply don t have anywhere else to go. their homes are no longer there. i actually spoke to one young man from great britain who is vacationing here, who said that initially, he had gone to a sanctioned shelter and that he was forced to sleep outside, because there was no ac. he told me at one point that he feared for his life because people around him were being robbed of the mres, of the emergency food kits that they had been handed. and he was terrified. he got very emotional talking about reconnecting with his family. fortunately, he has been able to get a plane ticket and get co