Marina Villas and Jorge J. Muniz Ortiz

San Juan/Toa Baja, September 19 Puerto Rico is without power or water this Monday and with many areas flooded and even isolated, a day after Hurricane Fiona passed the island, whose authorities are worried about continued rains.

The Category 1 hurricane brought up to 30 inches (76 centimeters) of rainfall to the island, causing several rivers to burst their banks, causing flash flooding and impassable roads.

A man drowned today after being swept away by the waters of the La Plata River in Comerío, central Puerto Rico, whose channel has increased due to heavy rainfall from Fiona.

In Toa Baja, where hundreds of people were evacuated yesterday because of the floods, the situation was dramatic that day with vehicles stranded in mid-water and fallen trees.

Edward Oliveras, a tow truck driver, stood guard at the entrance to Barrio Ingenio de Toa Baja to make sure another car was not trapped by the overflow from a nearby pipe.

“People come by because they are desperately looking for the families there, and we shake hands,” said Oliveras, who had already saved two vehicles at the time of the conversation with Efe.

THE CONSTANT RAIN CAN MAKE THE SITUATION WORSE

The interim director of the National Meteorological Service (SNM), Ernesto Morales, warned that “the rains associated with Fiona are wreaking havoc in the south and interior of the island” and that “if this type of rain continues, there will be catastrophic proportions.” “

“What worries us is that we are expecting rain in the same sectors, southern Puerto Rico and the central mountain range. This is serious,” Morales added at a news conference.

In the same vein, the governor, Pedro Pierluisi, said that “unfortunately” more rains are expected for this Monday and Tuesday and “the risk of flooding, landslides and landslides persists”.

More than 2,100 people have taken refuge in 113 shelters scattered around the island, two of which have registered two deaths “from natural causes”, one of them an 88-year-old woman from a heart attack in Mayagüez (West) .

Dozens of highways are closed and impassable because of fallen trees and power poles, landslides or flooding, from Barceloneta (north) through the entire mountainous area of ​​the center to Ponce (south), where Mayor Luis Irizarry said there are isolated neighborhoods.

THOUSAND PEOPLE SAVED

Governor Pierluisi reported that the National Guard had carried out 30 rescues of 1,000 people in 25 communities on the island and that firefighters had rescued another 83.

“In many areas, the impact was greater than Hurricane Maria (of 2017),” the governor noted, repeating how he said yesterday that “the damage was catastrophic.”

Cataño is also badly affected in the north of the island, where residents had to be expelled. Rafael Pagán Rivera walked down one of the flooded streets of the Juana Matos neighborhood to deliver a mandao (favor) to another of his neighbors.

“The question is to serve the community to help the elderly who cannot go to the shops. I’ve been on the street since 4 a.m.,” he explained.

The man admitted he was “surprised” by the amount of rain, but that he and his eight children are doing fine despite losing seven roosters to drowning.

Although the weather forecast is not good, most of the airports and six seaports were able to reopen, but classes at both public schools and universities were also suspended tomorrow Tuesday.

A SLOW RECOVERY OF LIGHT AND WATER

The number of houses affected has not yet been counted, but what all Puerto Ricans have to deal with today is the lack of electricity and running water. Some gas stations had lines to charge power generators, while several communities opened water collection points.

“Our goal is that in a few days a large proportion of subscribers will have electricity,” said Pierluisi, who acknowledged that it was “impossible” to guarantee 100% recovery because all the damage had not yet been assessed.

Electricity transmission and distribution company LUMA Energy reported that it has restored service to 100,000 customers in the northern area, but subscribers on the island are 1.4 million.

The use of emergency generators to remedy the power shortage also has its dangers. A 70-year-old man was burned when the device he was handling exploded in Arecibo (north).

LUMA Director of Public Safety Abner Gómez said the priority is on essential services, particularly hospitals, emergency shelters and water pumps at the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA).

As for water, about 800,000 out of a total of 1.2 million subscribers are off-duty, according to the AAA, which explained that many filtration systems are down due to “obstructing raw water intake” or “high turbidity.” EFE

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Injectable medications have been considered better than vasectomy because they are less painful and reversible.

An unprecedented male contraceptive injectable, effective for up to 10 years, is in the final stages of testing and is expected to be ready in 12 months. That’s what scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology promise. The drug called Risug (Reversible Sperm Suppression Under Control) was considered better than a vasectomy because it was less painful and reversible.

The product is a gel that damages the tails of individual sperm, preventing them from fertilizing the egg. A test conducted on 300 volunteers showed an effectiveness of 97%. The process can be reversed at any time by injecting water and baking soda.

Risug has completed several human clinical trials in India and is awaiting approval from the country’s medical authorities. A male contraceptive called Vasalgel that works in a similar way is under development in the United States.

The great advantage of this type of contraceptive is that, unlike most female contraceptives, they are not hormonebased. Attempts to develop a male birth control pill based on sex hormones have failed due to possible side effects such as acne breakouts and changes. Both are common side effects of pills for women.

After the derby defeat, Diego Pablo Simeone felt nostalgic in the Metropolitano’s press room: “The power is wonderful,” he said, referring to the Real Madrid strike. “When I see a team defending low and attacking like that, the truth is I like it. It reminds me of the team we had there with Costa, that we came out on the break… And some criticized us for playing defensively. Oh well…”.

The two shots Madrid had just knocked him out with might have seemed like counterattacks, especially in the last stretch of play, but they came from developments chewed up from behind. Both goals come from goal kicks that Militão direct towards Courtois, as Carlo Ancelotti emphasized during his performance, after the Argentine’s: “In the first half we managed the start from behind very well. With starts from Thibaut we scored both goals. We felt good.”

They were two different sequences but shared a well-crafted opening routine in which the footballers lined up practically exactly on the field to organize a clean exit down the middle. The first time they do it through Tchouameni, closer to the area, and the second time, with Kroos, a little further away. From there the developments are different: with the score at 0-1, Madrid plays a game of nine passes in 28 seconds, which Valverde suddenly accelerates after the fifth, until Rodrygo Goes culminates it by using the delicate Vaseline that Tchouameni He deposited , quickly finished him between the penalty spot and the edge of the small Oblak penalty area.

The pass order of 0-1 opta

Valverde’s 2-0 sequence was more involved: 21 passes and a minute during which the ball wandered from one ribbon to the other several times and even returned to Courtois’ feet at one point, having previously reached the Uruguayan and gotten close to the one opposite Area. That kickback as they pool the ball looking for the gap to sneak through helps Rojiblanca’s defense move forward again, clearing the space behind which Modric sends the ball to Vinicius.

The game from 0-2.Opt

The development is reminiscent of the patience with which Madrid worked through a failed free-kick attempt against Celtic on the first day of the Champions League in Glasgow. But Modric was covered and the plan was thwarted in the first point, so Ancelotti’s team undertook a sequence of 33 passes and 1:37 minutes that ended 3-0 to Eden Hazard. It was Madrid’s longest goal in the Champions League of the 434 Opta have scored since the 2003/04 season.

That happened against an already defeated team in the 77th minute. The derby was 0-2 in the 36th minute. Simeone later lamented his players’ lack of aggressiveness: “If you don’t have intensity against Madrid, it’s very difficult to bring it back” . The Argentine saw this trait in Ancelotti’s team, who decided to accept some of Simeone’s praise without discussing his reference to counterattacks: “If Simeone said we defended well in the low block, thank you very much. It’s a compliment.”

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