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Video by Staff Sgt. Richard Colletta

USACE, local contractors take out trash in Puerto Rico

49th Public Affairs Detachment

Oct. 12, 2017 | 2:03

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began a debris removal initiative in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Oct. 12, 2017. USACE is working with local contractors to remove trash and debris that has been piling up throughout the city and transport it to the municipal landfill in Toa Baja. The contractors started working early in the morning and by mid-afternoon had collected and moved over 500 cubic yards of debris and garbage. The Department of Defense is working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the local government and other organizations to provide disaster relief in Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Soundbites include: John Fogarty, debris subject matter expert, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District, hometown: New Orleans, La.

B-roll package with timelapse of an excavator loading debris and trash on to dump trucks available here:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/558042/usace-local-contractors-take-out-trash-puerto-rico-timelapse