Palm Beach County exploring ways to help hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Local residents of Puerto Rican descent, led by
PHOTOS: Hurricane Maria damage in
Pagan and others have asked the county to consider using Fire Rescue stations as donation drop-off points, but Van Arnam said it could make more sense to use other county facilities that are staffed, have more room and don't have emergency response duties.
Puerto Ricans have begun arriving in
Van Arnam said he and other county officials will continue to meet to find ways to help.
"We want to help, but we want to make sure it's something that's needed," he said.
Some 43,390 Puerto Ricans live in
Two weeks after Hurricane Maria tore across
Pagan said an estimated 500,000 pounds of goods collected here have been sent to
Individual donations -- diapers, batteries, canned goods, female hygiene products, powdered baby formula, mosquito nets, over-the-counter medicines -- are being accepted at the Guatemalan-Maya Center at
Gov.
Scott also said all
The governor has been busy in recent days touring
According to the governor's office, some of the other help the state is providing includes:
* The opening of disaster relief centers at
* More than 100 personnel and logistical support from the
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