His daughter said, “Because of the electricity situation, a lot of people died, and are still dying. Lives remain at risk.Ī man without power for his medical equipment died last week because he could not get oxygen.
Major pharmaceutical companies that make the country’s life-saving drugs are themselves on life support with diminishing supplies of diesel fuel. In Puerto Rico, hospitals have been evacuated. With severe power outages, as in previous storms from Katrina to Sandy, and those most recently in Florida and Texas, tragedies mount. The horrific situation reminds us of the critical role of electricity in our lives, and the fragile nature of the centralized electric system there and elsewhere.
