Slow Use of Reconstruction Funds to Adapt Roads to Landslides

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When it rains hard for Orocovis, in the Central Cordillera of Puerto Rico, a group of municipal employees with heavy equipment is activated to clean and open access on roads and roads because they anticipate the landslides that will most likely leave tens or hundreds of families incommunicado, depending on how much rain rains and rain lasts. For the mayor of that town, Jesus “Gardy” Colón Berlingeri, it is normal.

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Slow use of reconstruction funds for the adaptation of roads to landslides Sliding on road 143 in Barranquitas, after Hurricane Maria. Photo provided K.C. Wilsey from FEMA The lack of a plan to address climate change and the lack of accurate data on landslide damage limit the repair of roads and roads, which represents a constant risk.

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When it rains hard for Orocovis, in the Central Cordillera of Puerto Rico, a group of municipal employees with heavy equipment is activated to clean and open access on roads and roads because they anticipate the landslides that will most likely leave tens or hundreds of families incommunicado, depending on how much rain rains and rain lasts. For the mayor of that town, Jesus “Gardy” Colón Berlingeri, it is normal.