Two months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, residents of the U.S. territory are still being told to boil water from rivers and streams before using it to drink, bathe, wash or cook with. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), said that if it’s not possible to boil water – for at least a minute - water may be disinfected with bleach.
The EPA says it is continuing its “round-the-clock response” to both Hurricanes Maria and Irma and “remains focused on environmental impacts and potential threats to human health as well as the safety of those in the affected areas.”