Puerto Rico protests grow as Gov Ricardo Rosselló refuses to resign
Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across Puerto Rico to protest Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s decision not to resign his post, despite announcingthat he would not seek re-election and would step down as the leader of his party.
There are estimates that the already-massive protests could reach up to 1 million participants, which is a little less than one-third of the territory’s total population.
These demonstrations have shut down a major highway and caused vacation cruises to cancel port stops.
“At the moment everything is in order as part of the demonstrations that are taking place in the metropolitan area. Personnel from @CEMPRESTATAL have treated 18 cases of people who fainted, had dizziness and hypoglycemia,” the department said in a tweet.
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