US: Puerto Rico's main airport is barely functioning

The largest airport in Puerto Rico is still crippled almost a week after Hurricane Maria. Passengers hoping to escape the devastation have packed the main terminal, which has no air conditioning since it's running on limited emergency power. The conditions were intolerable, said David Mannasmith, an Ohio insurance adjustor who works surveying areas hit by natural disasters such as tornadoes and hurricanes. He and his wife Amber were in Puerto Rico for their third anniversary. They rode Maria out at their resort and left for the airport Friday morning hoping to come home. Instead, they spent four days there, sleeping on hard floors, with little food and water -- and heat and humidity that made it feel like it was over 100 degrees. Mannasmith said he was told several times he and his wife would be able to get on the next flight only to lose out. Finally on Monday morning they got on a flight to Miami. There are a limited number of flights in and out of the island because of damage to radar and other equipment, airport authorities said. On Monday there were only 10 commercial flights between San Juan and the mainland US, with 10 more scheduled for Tuesday. Airlines have started flying larger than normal planes to handle as many passengers as possible on the few flights that can get in and out.<br/>