1.   Canned goods were popular, as many people have no electricity and perishable food has been rotting in refrigerators.

2.   Food rotted in darkened refrigerators.

3.   In the capital of San Juan, food rotted in refrigerators and health inspectors visited grocery stores and warehouses to ensure the disposal of spoiled food.

4.   Food was rotting in the fields because there was no fuel to power the machinery to harvest it, Damjanic added.