Puerto Rico battles widespread water outages as relief efforts scale up

More than 40,000 Puerto Ricans faced water outages over the first weekend of June, with the National Guard distributing water via four trucks and the Tourism Company adding capacity for hotels; even milk trucks were repurposed to deliver potable water. While authorities commit $217 million to fix infrastructure and a judge orders experts to investigate the chronic shortages, many residents still receive bills for water they cannot access amid public frustration and leadership changes at the island’s Water and Sewer Authority.