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Puerto Rican family takes refuge in New York after earthquakes 2:58
(CNN Spanish) - The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez, dismissed this Saturday Carlos Acevedo, director of the Bureau of Emergency Management and Disaster Management.
During this Saturday he found in a warehouse located in Ponce, hundreds of supplies and drinking water that had not been
delivered to the victims of the tremor that shook Puerto Rico on January 7.
Several people came to the place demanding help. In a moment, several people opened the door of the
warehouse to access supplies. The Puerto Rico Police went to the place to maintain order.
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The governor appointed José Reyes, general assistant of the National Guard of Puerto Rico, as the new director of the Bureau
for Emergency Management and Disaster Management.
The president ordered Elmer Román, secretary of state of Puerto Rico, to conduct an investigation and report the result
in a span of 48 hours.
Earthquake Tremor