Puerto Rico, four years after Hurricane Maria, far from recovery.
Sep 21, 2021 · Hurricane Maria left $90 billion in damages and Congress allocated at least $63 billion for disaster relief and recovery operations. Four years later, about 71 percent of those funds have not...
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria …
Sep 19, 2024 · Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria -- nearly seven years after the powerful Category 4 storm caused extensive damage to the island's already delicate infrastructure.
Puerto Ricans take recovery into their own hands 6 years after ...
Sep 25, 2023 · Six years after Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, flooding whole towns and leaving 80% of the island without power, some residents and businesses have taken matters into their own hands and are taking care of the island's locals.
5 years after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico's power grid is fragile
Five years ago, Iraida Quiñones survived Hurricane Maria, one of the worst storms to ever hit Puerto Rico and the deadliest natural disaster on U.S. territory in 100 years.
5 years after Maria, reconstruction drags on in Puerto Rico
Sep 18, 2022 · Nearly five years have gone by since Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, and no one has offered her family a plastic tarp or zinc panels to replace the roof that the Category 4 storm ripped off the two-story home in an impoverished corner in the north coast town of Loiza.
Seven Year After María, FEMA Remains Focused on a Recovery …
Sep 18, 2024 · Seven years after Hurricane María, Puerto Rico has nearly $34 billion in funding from the agency for over 11,000 projects. Of all those projects, 87 percent already have hazard mitigation measures that will specifically help infrastructure throughout the island sustain and reduce damage in the face of future weather events.
Rising from the ruins: Puerto Ricans reflect on progress ... - CBS News
Sep 22, 2022 · Vega Baja, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Fiona brought catastrophic flooding and sweeping power outages to Puerto Rico this week — five years after Hurricane Maria battered the island. But...
FEMA Reaches Historic $30 Billion Milestone for the Recovery of Puerto Rico
Apr 16, 2023 · The Guajataca River washed away the previous road during Hurricane María and the agency allocated close to $5.2 million to rebuild it; mitigation measures will raise the road with a single-span bridge above flood level in the area.
Hurricane Maria leaves long-term health woes in Puerto Rico, …
Jan 17, 2022 · A new study that found long-term health problems in Hurricane Maria survivors underscores the devastating health consequences of climate change on communities of color, experts say.
Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered …
Jun 29, 2023 · A key dam in Puerto Rico that was severely damaged nearly six years ago by Hurricane Maria will be rebuilt and improved, officials announced Thursday, June 29, 2023.