Suicide rate in Puerto Rico jumps
Suicide rate in Puerto Rico jumps since Maria Hurricane Maria has not only brought upon economic and physical destruction, it has taken a toll on the people of Puerto Rico emotionally and mentally. The suicide rate has jumped in Puerto Rico from 2 to 70 in the past four months since Hurricane Maria. The people who have lost everything including their jobs find themselves in a helpless situation with no positive means of getting out of economic crisis. Congress has not approved the aide promised to Puerto Rico only a 400 million dollar loan offered to the island to add to the debt they already have. There is a good percentage of people without light and in some cases without water. The debris has still not been collected in some rural and urban areas. It is a dangerous situation with live power lines still on the ground. According to Wapa news some cows on a farm were electrocuted causing a loss to the farmer. As long as the island continues i this condition there may be