Judge orders extension of aid for Puerto Rico storm evacuees

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



JULY 19, 2018 / 9:06 PM / UPDATED 11 HOURS AGO

Alex Dobuzinskis

(Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered another extension of a temporary assistance program for hundreds of Puerto Rico families who fled the hurricane-ravaged island in 2017 and are living in hotels across the United States.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced in May that the program to assist families displaced by last year’s Hurricane Maria would end on June 30.

Thursday’s extension of the program is the second issued by the federal judge presiding over the case.

Eight Puerto Ricans, most of whom are in Massachusetts, filed a proposed class action lawsuit that contends FEMA’s actions would violate their due process rights under the U.S. Constitution.



Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-puertorico-hurricane-lawsuit/judge-orders-extension-of-aid-for-puerto-rico-storm-evacuees-idUSKBN1K9377

[groundloop]

1. It's absolutely fucking PATHETIC that court actions are needed

I appalled by this, we have done less than the bare minimum to help the people of Puerto Rico. As far as the repubs are concerned it's 'out of sight out of mind'. And IMO the media has badly dropped the ball on this.

[edhopper]

2. And they mostly continue to ignore

one of the most lethal natural disasters in US history.

[Bayard]

3. Its old news now to the rest of the country

I've talked to a few people from Puerto Rico in the last couple months. They were stuck here on the main land looking for work, while their families on the island had to ride out the storm. One gentleman's father survived the hurricane, but died of a heart attack soon after because of the stress.

[BigmanPigman]

4. What is the govt doing to help

prevent the same thing again? It is going to happen again and again...climate change is not going away. Pretending that it doesn't exist won't make it magically disappear. The GOP is destroying this country and hurting its citizens in every way imaginable.