In Puerto Rico, the US sent a cash plan to aid after a hurricane

Head of the Federal Reserve New York William Dudley quickly sent a cashless aircraft at the request of Puerto Rican banks to help prevent a cash shortage after the "Mary" hurricane.

This was reported by Bloomberg.

Executive Chief Executive Officer of Popular Inc. Richard Curryon, who appealed to the head of the Federal Reserve of New York with the help of, did not specify what amount was delivered to the banks of Puerto Rico.

Due to the hurricane "Maria", which left the island in the end of August without electricity, due to which the country's economy moved to cash payments and barter.

Corporate clients sent urgent cash requests to banks to pay their wages, and banks lacked armored cashless cars to meet demand.

When the generators were switched on and some ATMs resumed their work, they were lined up with many hours of waiting.

Until October 9, the energy supply of the island has not been restored, 90% of the population continue to live without electricity, half of the bank branches are closed, about two thirds of ATMs do not work.

hromadske.ua , Original in Ukrainian / Українською мовою