So far, I have seen the poor response to the disaster in Puerto Rico liked to that of Katrina in 2005, and called worse than the response by the U.S. to Haiti Earthquake (2010). Here are some of the details on why things are going so slowly:

From the WashPost:  Getting relief supplies to Puerto Rico ports is only half the problem.

From the Wall St. Journal: Puerto Rico Aid Trickles In. Damaged roads and few truck drivers are among the logistical challenges facing the relief effort.

Update:  San Juan Mayor Fumes After Top Trump Official Calls Puerto Rico Response A ‘Good News Story’. “Damn it, this is not a good news story. This is a people are dying story.”

From Reuters: Power blackout leaves darkened Puerto Rico isolated and paralyzed.

The Diva thinks the situation is Puerto Rico is more dire than any ever seen in the U.S. The extent of the devastation and the fact that both the power co. and the  Commonwealth government seem to resemble post-war Germany more than any example of the aftermath of a natural disaster in the U.S.

As of Sept. 27, several newspapers have articles that detail how poorly the disaster response is going, giving President Trump some of the blame for lack of leadership.

Presently, I doubt that the National Disaster Recovery Framework will be adequate to deal with the extensive damage and unique requirements of Puerto Rico. The ratio of destruction is higher than any previous natural disaster. Therefore, the  recovery process may need a Marshall Plan approach.

Please see comments from readers that follow.

Update: On Sept. 28th, see this article from the NYTimes, which also mentions a Marshall Plan type recovery plan: Washington Set Puerto Rico Up for Disaster

From Bloomberg News, see: Puerto Rico’s Recovery Needs Trump’s Leadership. When millions of Americans are suffering, the president should pay attention.

Puerto Rico’s electric grid is down. The destruction of cellphone towers has rendered smartphones dumb. Roads have been washed away, a crucial dam has burst, hospitals are crippled. Thousands of homes and buildings have been destroyed. Water and food are in short supply.

In short, Governor Ricardo Rossello is not exaggerating when he says that his island, home to 3.4 million U.S. citizens, faces a “humanitarian disaster.” Yet for the last several days, President Donald Trump has ignored this national crisis as he pursues petty spats with sports figures.

Here is another sharp-edged article, from the Guardian: Trump warned: send help or risk making Puerto Rico crisis ‘your Katrina’

In a matter of hours, Hurricane Maria wiped out about 80 percent of the crop value in Puerto Rico — making it one of the costliest storms to hit the island’s agriculture industry, said Carlos Flores Ortega, Puerto Rico’s secretary of the Department of Agriculture.

Across the island, Maria’s prolonged barrage took out entire plantations and destroyed dairy barns and industrial chicken coops. Plantain, banana and coffee crops were the hardest hit, Mr. Flores said. Landslides in the mountainous interior of the island took out many roads, a major part of the agriculture infrastructure there.