There were questions about what would happen if there were a second hurricane came along and FEMA had to deal with two disasters in parallel. Now we know and it isn't the fault of FEMA but natural events have overwhelmed the ability of the authorities to deal with them. Puerto Rico has the problem that it is not a US State despite its efforts to become one and the State of Florida not only contains Trump's own estate but a sizeable Cuban diaspora that is solidly Republican and anti-Cuba. Florida also had millions of people without power and is easier to reach than Puerto Rico. We should not forget either that Texas was hammered earlier - US authorities simply have too much devastation to handle all at one time. Meanwhile, St Martin/Sant Maarten, Dominica, the Turks and Caicos are all in a shambles.