On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico after devastating several Caribbean islands. Former CNN Correspondent Leyla Santiago was one of the first journalists to reach the remote parts of Puerto Rico where food and water were scarce, and the entire island had lost its power.
CNN's Isabel Rosales travels to Puerto Rico to see how residents are living day to day during the island's water crisis. She met an 84-year-old woman who is washing her dishes and bathing with bottled water yet still paying her water bill.
Protesters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, tell MS NOW's Rosa Flores that they've had inconsistent water service for 14-15 months. She has the latest from on the ground.
Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón joins Alicia Menendez to discuss why she has not yet asked for a federal emergency declaration amid the water crisis.
MS NOW Reporter Rosa Flores asked one woman in San Juan who she blames for the water crisis in Puerto Rico. Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón responds to her constituents' concern.
Severe drought and years-long infrastructure problems are fueling a water crisis for tens of thousands of people in Puerto Rico. Governor of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González-Colón joins Alicia Menendez to share how the government is working to resolve the emergency.
Puerto Rico is in the middle of a water crisis that has people rationing water. MS NOW's Rosa Flores shows the reality of what it's like on the ground for people living there right now.
The disaster has put yet another spotlight on the government’s inability to provide basic services, deepening frustration among residents already plagued by regular power outages.
