American rapper Pitbull and billionaire mark Cuban lent their private planes to the affected residents of Puerto Rico, which was devastated by hurricane Maria.
On Tuesday, the Congresswoman from Puerto Rico Jennifer Gonzalez tweeted: «Thank you, Pitbull, for the private plane, on which we crossed cancer patients in the USA, where they will be able to undergo chemotherapy.»
Gracias al cantante @pitbull x prestar avión privado para trasladar pacientes de cáncer de PR a USA para q puedan tomar quimio @DeptSaludPR
— Jenniffer González (@Jenniffer2012) September 26, 2017
Himself, the rapper told the New York Daily News that it was the least he could do for these people, «Thank the Lord that we are blessed to help people. I just want to do their own thing.»
Did not remain aloof from human misery and billionaire mark Cuban, owner of basketball team Dallas Mavericks. He lent the plane of the team guard the Mavericks, the native of Puerto Rico’s J. J. Barea, who visited the island on Monday, says Pix11.
«They loaded up a plane with a lot of food and went to Puerto Rico. They will fly there and return back,» said coach Rick Carlisle. «JJ takes his mother and grandmother, and his father remains there to help cope with the aftermath of the hurricane.»
Barea, also launched a campaign to raise money and collected more than $ 100,000.
As was announced on Tuesday by the mayor of San Juan, the situation on the island is close to a humanitarian catastrophe. «We find the dialysis patients who are unable to communicate with their suppliers, so we need to get them when they are almost at the point of death,» says mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz.
The majority of homes were left without electricity and communication. Not enough food and medicines, especially to those people who were cut off from the world due to impassable roads.
