In #PuertoRico, where a relentless chain of disasters has pounded the [archipelago], “it almost feels like you’re not able to breathe, to get your head out of the water,” says @edmyayala https://t.co/n6jqfZFEJL via @sciam
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico on Sunday, causing major damage, with footage showing the destruction of a bridge in the mountain town of Utuado that police say was installed by the National Guard after Hurricane Maria hit in 2017. https://t.co/8wAeTNUESJ
Fiona brought hurricane-force winds gusting over 100mph to portions of Puerto Rico earlier today together with ongoing life-threatening flash flooding. This is an animation of Fiona via GOES rapid scan, surface data, and lightning locations up to 5pm AST.
In keeping with my campaign promise, my Administration is announcing a plan to give working and middle class families breathing room as they prepare to resume federal student loan payments in January 2023.
I'll have more details this afternoon.
I contacted @Chewy last week to see if I could return an unopened bag of my dog’s food after he died. They 1) gave me a full refund, 2) told me to donate the food to the shelter, and 3) had flowers delivered today with the gift note signed by the person I talked to?? 😭🥹
WARNING: There is a big Instagram hack currently happening. Lots of people are clicking on a bogus cryptocurrency account link and losing their accounts to hackers. Don't click on any suspicious links.
(And @instagram do something about it)
Most everyone in Puerto Rico lost power about a half hour ago & there’s nothing in the way official info from either Luma Energy - which is responsible for the transmission & distribution of power - or the govt owned Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority which handles generation
🪡 This is a Puerto Rico appreciation post. Can you guess where each of these 10 images are from? Post answers below. The images come from @hellotwobytwo (on Instagram) who told me: P.R. a great place… people in Puerto rico are very kind & very friendly”. See below.
Today, we are pleased to announce the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute taking decades of our cancer care to a new vision and even greater level of excellence. (1/3)
New Information/New Data: Unvaccinated people are “4.5 times more likely than vaccinated individuals to become infected, 10 times more likely to be hospitalized, and 11 times more likely to die from the coronavirus,” the @CDCgov announced today.
https://t.co/u8nqbxwkrj
More than 2.1 million Louisianans have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccines. 0 have died as a result of vaccination. 11,706 Louisianans have died from COVID-19. Louisianans are not dying from the vaccines, but they are from COVID. Get vaccinated, save lives. #lagov
Dr. Catherine O’Neal, chief medical officer and infectious disease specialist at Our Lady of the Lake explains through experience why you should receive the #COVID19 vaccine. #InItToEndIt
Now at Louisiana’s largest hospital @ololhealth:
175 COVID patients.
1 coming every 45 minutes.
2 patients who coded on a regular floor needed icu, but none were available.
Ambulances are regularly holding at the E.R. because they can’t get patients in. THERE IS NO ROOM.