The U.S. territory has “a substantial amount” of permanent projects still pending as their costs soar and threaten to halt the rebuilding work, an audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found.
A U.S. government audit has found that after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, Puerto Rico is still trudging through reconstruction work. A report released by the
Puerto Rico is trudging through reconstruction work after two devastating hurricanes and a string of strong earthquakes, and has spent less than 10% of more than $23 billion in available federal funds, according to a U.S. government report released Tuesday. The U.S. territory has “a substantial amount” of permanent projects still pending as their costs soar and threaten to halt the rebuilding work, an audit by the U.S. Government Accountability Office found. “More than six years after hurricanes Irma and Maria, Puerto Rico’s recovery is ongoing,” the report stated.
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