US Pinoys Need Water
Consul General Mario De Leon yesterday said some Filipinos in Connecticut and Long Island were reported to be running low on potable water while many others in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut have no Internet, telephone, or mobile phone connectivity following the devastation caused by superstorm Sandy on the Eastern Seaboard of the United States last October 29.
As of press time, the Philippine embassy and the Philippine Consulate General in New York said they do not have the exact figures on the number of Filipinos directly affected by Sandy but they have received reports that some Filipinos were evacuated in Atlantic City, Jersey City, New Milford, and other areas in New Jersey as well as in City Island and Staten Island in New York due to floodwaters.
De Leon said reports from the leaders of the Filipino Community also indicate that a large number of Filipinos are among the 8.5 million people in 13 states who are currently without electricity.
He said there are also reports that several Filipinos sustained some damage to their homes in Nassau and Queens counties in New York as well as in Hamden and Stamford in Connecticut as a result of violent winds and storm surges.
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