18-01-2020 22:56 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Puerto Rico governor fires emergency management director

Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez fired the director of the island’s emergency management agency Saturday after the discovery of a warehouse filled with water, cots and other supplies as the U.S. territory struggles to recover from a strong earthquake.Vázquez said the inaction of Carlos Acevedo was unacceptable.Vázquez said she ordered an investigation, noting that the goods had sat unused since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico in September 2017.
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