Adrian Florido
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385 appearances
47 recordings
2 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 4 Sep
Adrian Florido’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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So although the the formal rationing is starting today, a lot of people have been coping for months without water for days at a time.
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Um in terms of how they're coping,
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Well they're cooking less, bathing less, letting their plants wilt, storing water in buckets and bins when they do get water, filling them up and storing the water.
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Um they're buying a lot of bottled water.
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So little rain has fallen this summer that key reservoirs have run nearly dry.
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Governor Jennifer Gonzalez says the public water utility...
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will start cutting service to parts of the capital, San Juan, and neighboring cities.
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People's taps will go dry on a schedule, 48 hours with water, then 48 hours without, until reservoirs are restored.
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But that could be weeks or longer.
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Forecasters expect no significant rainfall for the Caribbean islands in the short term.
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It's just the latest of Puerto Rico's water troubles.
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caused by cracks in aging pipes that supply urban areas.
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Adrian Flerido, NPR News, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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So little rain has fallen this summer that key reservoirs have run nearly dry.
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Governor Jennifer Gonzalez says the public water utility
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will start cutting service to parts of the capital, San Juan, and neighboring cities.
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People's taps will go dry on a schedule, 48 hours with water, then 48 hours without, until reservoirs are restored.
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But that could be weeks or longer.
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Forecasters expect no significant rainfall for the Caribbean islands in the short term.
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It's just the latest of Puerto Rico's water troubles.
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