Puerto Rico emergency director fired after residents discover warehouse full of Hurricane Maria supplies

This appeared in The Millennial Source

Puerto Rico’s emergency manager, Carlos Acevedo, was fired on Saturday after a warehouse full of donated relief supplies was discovered.

The emergency aid is believed to be from when Hurricane Maria hit the island two years ago, according to Puerto Rico’s governor, Wanda Vázquez. The heads of Puerto Rico’s housing and family departments were fired the next day, on Jan. 19.

The governor has appointed Major General José J. Reyes, the adjutant general of the Puerto Rico National Guard, to replace Acevedo.

Warehouse discovery

A video showing angry residents breaking into a warehouse was posted on Facebook on January 18.

Emergency supplies such as bottled water, baby diapers and other unused basic supplies were found in the warehouse.

The discovery was made by a tip-off to blogger Lorenzo Delgado, in the city of Ponce, one of the worst affected areas situated in the south of the…