we re seeing half the island without water. i saw that firsthand yesterday. i got in yesterday afternoon and that s what we would see, people don t have water, they don t have power. even the eoc is operating off of a backup generator. this was just one town but i think this is what we re going to see as i continue to do assessments today but there s more towns, small towns that are really hard to get to that are having these same issues. for us, power and water, that s our number one priority. we need to make sure we re helping the commonwealth get up and running. so you re still in assessment phase? i would say we re in life saving. we re doing whatever we can to stabilize the infrastructure as we go. it s going to take a while to understand truly the extent of the damage for repair. but as far as the temporary measures that we need to put in, we re doing those as we find
already turned to power electricity without having to be on generators, especially on the medical center, but still, a lot of the hospitals are on the power generators. as we have faced maria, the government imposed we have two generators or a backup generator in case something happens. so we are ready, and we know that we will start seeing patients late tonight or early tomorrow when they have access to centers. or to the hospitals. well, we wish you the very, very best. thank you so much for giving us that update. gloria, we appreciate you, sending you our well wishes as you go through this challenging time with the hurricane fiona aftermath. turning now to afghanistan, where a u.s. navy veteran held captive for more than two years is finally free, and on his way home. this is mark frericks, he was released by the taliban in a
functioning reactors, the fifth reactor was shut off. it allows both energy to leave the plant and feed the electricity grid and help the cooling systems function was deliberately switched off, according to the iaa that was the report of shelling as well. it is of extreme concern. what experts say including the iaa and the ukraine nuclear provider, the electricity in the plant is being provided by the sixth reactor. the plant has not had to move to a backup generator like it did before.
have pavements and densely-packed buildings and concrete and asphalt, that can make the surroundings feel a lot warmer. rachel levine recently said that, and i quote her here. our hospitals are for the most part not completely ready, referring to the, dealing with the health threats associated with krclimate change. what more needs to be done? i think the medical community has to be at the forefront of open dialog with patients about heat-related risks. you know, there needs to be proactive conversations rather than reactive conversations. you know, for example, there needs to be conversations about action plans in the event of a power outage. where would a patient who requires power for their ventilator or dialysis machines, what would be done? is that patient able to obtain a backup generator.