Once beset by power outages, Puerto Ricans also hit with severe water shortages

Severe water shortages in Puerto Rico — especially in San Juan — are forcing residents to buy water, haul heavy buckets, use laundromats and leaving the elderly and disabled particularly vulnerable.
The governor activated the National Guard and emergency responders; hotels and even milk trucks are being used to deliver water as heat advisories rise.
Frustration has turned political — San Juan sued the island water authority, officials have been reshuffled, and the government announced $217 million in water‑infrastructure projects amid demands for resignations.