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but news of a storm near the Island Suffice Shared photos and videos on social media show long queues at wholesale stores like Costco and Sam's Club, with baskets filled with essential items. And the social media chatter was that the pain caused by Irma and Maria is still very present, and Puerto Ricans are not ready to face it again.
Frances Colon, who lives in Miami, but is in the island for a wedding, shared a Friday morning photo of a line of people who extended to the parking lot of a Costco in Bayamon, a town west of San Juan
Colon told CNN that during her visit she noted the possibility of another storm "People are very conscious and they want to be prepared", said Colon.
Gabriel Rivera-Cruz, a resident of San Juan, went to the same Costco on Thursday night with his family. He said that they wanted to go "before people flood the shops" to buy water and canned food in case Beryl would change lane, but to his surprise, there was already a long line of people just to buy bottled water. "I was surprised to see the long lines," Rivera-Cruz said. "I think hurricane memories from (last year) are so fresh that we have a clear idea of the effects and objects that may be rare or hard to find.
"Most people know it seems like it's a second Maria, but it's just an alarm that the hurricane season is here and we're still extremely vulnerable," Rivera added. -Cruz.
Rivera-Cruz said the area where he lives was hit by Hurricane Irma, the family decided to temporarily move in with his in-laws, but then Maria arrived and the family did not return home until they could find a generator, they had no power for more than three months and still had No Internet Service
"Having two children in a world without medical services, gas and access to food is terrifying," said Rivera-Cruz.Rosiguez captured a similar show at a Sam's Club store in Ponce, a city in the south of the island: thick lines near the crate and baskets full of • Bottled water and food that does not need to be refrigerated.
Rodriguez, who lives in the nearby town of Juana Diaz, told CNN that he had gone to the store to stock up on water, insecticide and batteries. But Rodriguez has been preparing since April for what this year's hurricane season can bring. He built what he described as an emergency kit, keeping it at bay. mind what he did not have and what was rare as a result of drinking water Maria and D & # 39; a generator
Rodriguez said that he did not think that Puerto Rico "Most of the electrical network has been repaired, not updated, and the power is cut even in light wind – imagine a big storm", said Rodriguez. 19659016] Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosello encouraged people Friday afternoon "to act" and to prepare for the possibility that Beryl is affecting the island. Rosello said the state of emergency for the island and said that an essential price freeze had been enacted.
