Rat Infestation Impedes Puerto Rico Donation Efforts

A Kissimmee, Fla, office that housed donations earmarked for Puerto Rico has closed due to a rat infestation, according to multiple reports.

The infestation contaminated supplies that never made it to the island, which was devastated last year by Hurricane Maria, the Orlando Sentinel reported. 

"These goods here are wasting and right now you have people in Puerto Rico starving because of the current crisis, and there's no excuse for this whatsoever," said Hector Rodriguez, formerly the office's community officer, AJC.com reported.

The Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) office had collected the donations from private individuals as well as local organizations in the wake of Maria, said PRFAA's executive director Carlos Mercader. Mercader has been managing the Kissimmee office after Frances Ortiz resigned last month, reports the Orlando Sentinel.

Sources: Orlando Sentinel and AJC.com