As President Donald Trump readies to fly into Puerto Rico on Tuesday, at least one mayor is thanking the administration and the federal government for their response to Hurricane Maria, which rocked the island in late September.

Ángel Pérez Otero — the mayor of Guaynabo, San Juan’s western neighbor — is disputing reports that Trump and the federal government have failed in their initial response to Maria, which caused damage that ripped power from the nation’s Caribbean territory.

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“We are receiving help from the president and all the federal agencies,” Pérez Otero told LifeZette on Monday. “We are receiving food and water.”

The hurricane was one of the Atlantic Ocean’s strongest and hit Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as a Category 4 storm. It was the first hit on Puerto Rico by a Category 4 or 5 hurricane since 1928, according to NBC News.

Hurricane Maria formed around September 16 and hit the island hard, causing major power outages and fuel shortages. The Puerto Rican government said as few as 16 people were killed as a result of the hurricane, but the Miami Herald reported on Thursday that the death toll could climb if elderly Puerto Ricans cannot get oxygen supplies, insulin, or electricity.

Widespread power loss is still a problem on the island of 3.4 million U.S. citizens. But Pérez Otero said progress is being made, with more than 10,000 federal workers on the island.

“I want [relief] to be faster but … I know the federal government is dealing [with Maria],” said Pérez Otero. “We are receiving help. And we have to do our job also.”

Pérez Otero said he has taken note of the criticisms aimed at Trump and federal agencies made by San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico, and Cruz has slammed Trump repeatedly in the media.

Cruz, 54, is a member of the island’s Popular Democratic Party and is a former Hillary Clinton supporter. She is now a cause célèbre among the media and anti-Trump factions.

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Trump has accused Cruz of taking advice from Democrats on the mainland hoping to damage Trump on hurricane recovery. But Pérez Otero said what he is seeing is dramatically different from the travails Cruz describes in San Juan. Guaynabo — a city of 100,000 — borders San Juan and is part of San Juan’s metropolitan area.

When asked about Cruz’s criticisms, Pérez Otero says simply, “That’s not my experience.”

Pérez Otero told other media outlets that “there’s a lot of politics” in Puerto Rico, and suggested Cruz was playing to the cameras. He also accused Cruz of not attending meetings with federal officials and military leaders.

Lines for gasoline and diesel fuel are beginning to lessen, Pérez Otero told LifeZette on Monday during a phone call.

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Water flow has been restored to at least 45 percent of Guaynabo homes, Pérez Otero said. And even Cruz admitted to ABC News on Sunday that Puerto Ricans are cleaning streets and running more community kitchens to feed people. Donations are also beginning to pour in, she told ABC News on Sunday.

Pérez Otero said shipments are beginning to arrive to help the supply problem plaguing the island.

One problem is the application process for aid, Cruz told ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos. People are being told to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for relief, but there is often no Internet connection to use. Pérez Otero said he has set up an Internet station for citizens at Guaynabo city hall.

And another problem is power — Guaynabo still has power outages, Pérez Otero said. Tarps are also needed to keep the elements out of the many Guaynabo homes that have been damaged, Pérez Otero told LifeZette.

But Pérez Otero stressed he was relieved the president is visiting. Trump delayed his visit as federal workers scrambled to the island to begin relief operations.

“He’s coming tomorrow,” said Pérez Otero. “That shows interest.”