“Puerto Rico has been taken better care of by Donald Trump than by any living human being,” Trump told reporters at the White House before leaving for a rally in Michigan. Continue reading
One year since Hurricane Maria killed over 3,000 in Puerto Rico, activists marched to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property to protest the U.S.’s response to the disaster. Continue reading
Long suggested that a George Washington University study — which concluded that nearly 3,000 people died in Puerto Rico as a result of the 2017 hurricane — may have contained misleading numbers. Continue reading
The U.S. president expressed disbelief on Twitter on how the Puerto Rico death toll rose so quickly to 3,000 deaths in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. Continue reading
About 700 pallets of the water was distributed, but there were complaints about its taste and smell, likely due to its exposed storage location. Continue reading
The Trump administration’s efforts in Puerto Rico received widespread criticism. Continue reading
The U.S. territory’s governor this week raised the official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 – almost twice the government’s previous estimate. Continue reading
Puerto Rico’s governor raised the island’s official death toll from Hurricane Maria from 64 to 2,975 after a study found that the number of people who succumbed in the desperate, sweltering months after the storm was undercounted. Continue reading
Power has been restored to all of Puerto Rico for the first time since Hurricane Maria struck nearly 11 months ago, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Hurricane Maria, as well as Hurricane Irma two weeks later, knocked out power and water to the island and caused widespread flooding that left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment. Continue reading