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Friday 11 May 2018
Puerto Rico stocks food, water, radios as storm season nears

By DANICA COTO for the whole island and
Associated Press caused damage estimated
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) at more than $100 billion.
— Federal and local offi- Approximately 75 percent
cials said Thursday that they of power distribution lines
are stockpiling radios, food, were destroyed, and more
water and generators in than 20,000 power custom-
Puerto Rico and demand- ers remain in the dark.
ing rigorous emergency Steps are being taken to
training to prepare the U.S. harden the communica-
territory for dealing with tions system. More than
any catastrophic storm as 1,100 miles of fiber optic ca-
the Atlantic hurricane sea- ble are now underground,
son approaches. and officials are discussing
In the wake of the devas- the idea of laying a subma-
tation from Hurricane Ma- rine cable to Puerto Rico’s
ria, emergency plans have southern region, said San-
been changed to warn the In this Dec. 22, 2017 file photo, Melanie Oliveras stands on her front porch near a handful of dra Torres, president of the
island’s 3.3 million people electric cables knocked down by the winds of Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. island’s Telecommunica-
that they need to have Associated Press tions Regulatory Board. She
enough supplies to survive cy management agency. 100-watt radios distributed Officials noted that Hurri- said 98 percent of the is-
10 days. “Now the minimum is 10 to police stations, emer- cane Maria destroyed all land’s cell towers are func-
“After Maria, we learned days ... 10 days of supplies, gency management cen- critical infrastructure across tioning again, and 1,800
that three days is not 10 days of gasoline, 10 days ters, fire stations and hospi- Puerto Rico when it hit as new generators are on
enough,” said Carlos Ace- of everything.” tals so crews can still com- a Category 4 storm Sept. stand-by since 15 percent
vedo, interim commissioner He said satellite antennas municate in the event of a 20 with winds of up to 154 of the towers still depend
of Puerto Rico’s emergen- have been installed and disaster. mph. It knocked out power on generators.q

Bring your family to enjoy a beautiful and relaxing evening
here at one of the most spectacular sunset restaurants in Aruba
right over a dock surrounded by water.

In this April 24, 2018 file photo, a protester holds up a piece of
cardboard with marked with a -3, in reference to the three film
students killed by drug cartel assassins, in Mexico City.
Killers of 3 Mexican

students dissolved

12 victims in acid

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A the three film students who
drug cartel’s assassins who were abducted March 19
killed three film students on the outskirts of the west-
apparently mistaken for ern city of Guadalajara.
members of a rival gang He did say that three of four
and dissolved their bodies suspects in the students’
in acid did the same thing abduction and killing had
To make things even more special, we have a complimentary mimosa to nine other people, au- been arrested. The three
for all moms as you come and will have specials on sparkling wine, thorities said. students were unwittingly
and Kir Royale which will surely have all mothers feeling like Royalty! Interior Secretary Alfonso working on a film project for
Navarrete said investiga- school at a house that was
tors had detected DNA apparently being watched
We will also still have our special Dutch white asparagus from 12 separate people by members of the Jalisco
menu, treat your family to an amazing night out. in residual fats found at a New Generation drug car-
location where one of the tel. The house had once
killers confessed to having been used by a rival drug
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Bucutiweg #50, Oranjestad, Aruba Mobile: +297 592 0743 acid. Navarrete did not say tel apparently suspected
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Behind the Aruba Airport Reservation: reservation@amusearuba.com whether any of the DNA the students were part of
profiles matched those of that gang.q