Ceiba, Puerto Rico (CNN) The stockpile of bottled water stretches down an unused runway in Ceiba. Case after case, pallet piled upon pallet, blue tarps and plastic glinting in the sun. The emergency supplies were brought in by FEMA in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which smashed the island and left its residents without power, without roofs and without running water. Storm survivors were collecting spring water from the mountains for cooking and bathing, even with the threat of disease that broughtWithout running water at home, many people resorted to collecting supplies from mountain springs and streams, as here in Las Marias last October. And apparently, the supplies were just left there, lost perhaps in poor communication and collaboration.

Source: CNN September 12, 2018 21:00 UTC