FEMA says it’s providing water trailers to Puerto Rico amid water crisis

(David G. Houser/Getty Images)(NEW YORK) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Monday that it’s providing water trailers to Puerto Rico as the island grapples with a water crisis. The trailers will be distributed for up to 30 days initially, following the Puerto Rican government’s request for federal support, a FEMA spokesperson said. Puerto Rico Gov. “Mayors have a direct liaison inside the government of Puerto Rico,” Gonzalez-Colon said. “Faced with the water crisis, Puerto Rico needs an immediate response,” Hernandez wrote in a post to X.