SAN JUAN: Puerto Rico’s Governor Ricardo Rossello said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) he fears a “humanitarian crisis” on the island if the United States does not take “swift action” to help the US territory, which was devastated by deadly Hurricane Maria last week.

With federal aid only trickling in, many Puerto Ricans have already started their own cleanup operations, with some small shops and restaurants reopening with the help of generators.

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