Puerto Rico Damage

• Trump’s release of Puerto Rico aid ahead of election comes after years of attacks, denials

  Trump has spent years blasting Puerto Rican officials while opposing spending to rebuild a power grid and other infrastructure that was wiped out by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

  World

  Sep 19, 2020
  
• Trump to release $8.2B in disaster aid for Puerto Rico after earthquakes

  Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to divert disaster-recovery funds from Puerto Rico to help pay for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
  
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• ‘I’ve lost everything’: Puerto Ricans still waiting for aid after Maria’s destruction

  The scope of the devastation is so broad, and the relief effort so concentrated in San Juan, that many people from outside the capital say they have received little to no help.

  World

  Sep 27, 2017
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• Puerto Rico crisis: Before and after photo shows extent of power outages

  Puerto Rico is suffering a humanitarian crisis after being hit by Hurricane Maria, with thousands of people without power, water or even phone service.

  World

  Sep 26, 2017
• Donald Trump to visit Puerto Rico next week to survey Hurricane Maria damage

  The president said Tuesday is the earliest he can visit without disrupting hurricane recovery operations.

  World

  Sep 26, 2017
• IN PHOTOS: Hurricane Maria leaves Puerto Rico in utter devastation

  Maria hammered the island when it made landfall as a Category 4 storm Wednesday with winds nearing 250 km/h, the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in over 80 years.

  Weather

  Sep 21, 2017