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Local group helps bring light to Puerto Rico

Local group helps bring light to Puerto Rico
WEBVTT FOR PUERTO RICANS.JUSTIN: PUERTO RICANS HAVE BEENLIVING WITHOUT POWER AND RUNNINGWATER FOR MORE THAN 100 DAYSNOW.A GROUP OF PEOPLE FROMALBUQUERQUE ARRIVED IN PUERTORICO LAST NIGHT TO GIVE OUTTHOUSANDS OF FLASHLIGHTS,CLOTHES, AND BAGS OF FOOD TOPEOPLE WHO ARE STILL IN THEDARK.DOWNED POWERLINES, HOMES INSHAMBLES.>> EACH DAY WE ARE WAITING ANDHOPING THAT WE GET THE POWERBACK.JUSTIN: THESE ARE THE AFTEREFFECTS STILL PLAGUING TOWNSACROSS PUERTO RICO SINCE THEISLAND WAS HIT BY HURRICANESMARIA AND IRMA.>> HONESTLY I FEEL LIKE I'M IN ATHIRD WORLD COUNTRY SOMETIMES.JUSTIN: PEOPLE FROM ALBUQUERQUEARE DOING THEIR PART TO TRYBRINGING SOME SENSE OF NORMALCYTO RURAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICOHIT THE HARDEST. >> WITH NO ELECTRICITY, THERE'ALSO NO REFRIGERATION.THEY'RE EITHER BUYING FOOD FORTHE DAY AND THEN HAVING TO GETRID OF IT BEFORE RATS, ORINSECTS -- THERE'S NOWHERE TOSTORE IT.JUSTIN: BEVERLY MILLER GOT LOCALSCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES TOCOLLECT 1500 FLASHLIGHTS,CLOTHES, AND POWDERED MEATS TOBRING TO PUERTO RICO.THEY ARRIVED LAST NIGHT, ANDTODAY THEY GOT TO WORK.>> WE MADE A DIFFERENCE TODAYAND WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THAT.JUSTIN: GIVING WHAT THEYCOLLECTED TO PEOPLE IN RURALMOUNTAIN TOWNS.>> IF POWER COMES BACK, MANY OFTHE WATER PLANTS WILL BEFUNCTIONING PROPERLY, SO THATMEANS PEOPLE THAT STILL HAVE NOWATER ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TOHAVE WATER AND POWER.JUSTIN: BUT SHE SAYS ALL SHE CANDO IS HOPE THAT HAPPENS SOON.>> EMBRACE WHAT YOU HAVE.IF YOU CAN OPEN THE FRIDGE ANDTHERE'S A LIGHT IN THERE AND YOUGOT COLD WATER, THANK GOD FORTHAT.THEY DON'T HAVE THAT HERE.JUSTIN: THE GROUP FROMALBUQUERQUE AND THEIR COLLEAGUEFROM BOSTON PLAN TO GIVE OUTHUNDREDS MORE FLASHLIGHTS ANDBAGS OF FOOD IN ANOTHER TOWN
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Local group helps bring light to Puerto Rico
A team of people from Albuquerque and Boston brought 1,500 flashlights, clothes, and hundreds of bags of foods to rural mountain towns in Puerto Rico hit hardest by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. People have had no electricity or running water for more than 100 days.

A team of people from Albuquerque and Boston brought 1,500 flashlights, clothes, and hundreds of bags of foods to rural mountain towns in Puerto Rico hit hardest by Hurricanes Maria and Irma. People have had no electricity or running water for more than 100 days.

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