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Bad Bunny Takes a Political Stand for Puerto Rico
Celebrities are coming unneurotic to enactment Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.
Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny, Ricky Martin and much are speaking retired aft Hurricane Fiona near the islands without powerfulness connected Sept. 19, according to NBC News. J.Lo posted a story to her Instagram urging her followers to bash what they tin and sharing a nexus to the Hispanic Federation, which is the "nation's premier Latino nonprofit rank organization," according to its website.
"It is vitally important that we bash what we tin to assistance our families successful Puerto Rico and present the Dominican Republic," she wrote. "These hispanic federation subordinate organizations are connected the crushed assessing what the existent needs of the radical connected the islands are."
Less than 24 hours before Hurricane Fiona hit, Reggaetón prima Bad Bunny released the 22 minute documentary benignant euphony video for his hit opus "El Apagón" (which means "The blackout" successful Spanish). The Sept. 16 video, which has surpassed much than 5 cardinal viewers connected YouTube, sheds airy connected the stories of the Puerto Rican residents from the enactment of journalist Bianca Graulau.
On Sept. 18, the Category 1 hurricane brought down dense rainfall and upwind and yet caused an island-wide blackout successful Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican Governor Pedro Pierluisi confirmed on Twitter that electrical strategy were retired of work connected the island. A fewer hours later, President Joe Biden declared a authorities of exigency successful Puerto Rico and ordered national assistance to start response efforts.
Ricky Martin posted a video to Instagram on Sept. 19 with the caption, "#PuertoRico te amo. #Fiona."
"Puerto Rico, erstwhile again we're facing different hard stroke from Mother Nature but, arsenic we've done before, we are going to emergence up with much spot and courage," the Puerto Rican vocalist wrote successful Spanish. "I cognize that unneurotic we'll marque our land radiance similar always."
Over the past fewer days, galore stars person taken to societal media to amusement enactment and bring consciousness to the islands, with singer Luis Fonsi sharing pictures of his location country and writing, "Strength to my psyche Puerto Rico. We are illustration and illustration of a beardown and resilient people."
Actress Zoe Saldana shared an Instagram Story with a database of antithetic organizations that tin assistance those effected by Hurricane Fiona, including the Global Empowerment Mission and World Central Kitchen. She wrote, "Here's however you tin assistance Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic close now."
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