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Puerto Ricans still don’t have reliable drinking water

Puerto Rican citizens are still coming to grips with the scale of the devastation.

10/17/2017

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Puerto Ricans still don’t have reliable drinking water

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Puerto Rican citizens are still coming to grips with the scale of the devastation.

It’s been almost a month since Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, killing at least 48 people, but citizens on the island are still coming to grips with the scale of the devastation. William Brangham speaks with David Begnaud of CBS News about new concerns of contamination and disease due to the island’s lack of drinking water, medical facilities and a backlog of supplies in San Juan.

10/17/2017

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