On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria, Kamala Harris …
WEB3 days ago · The Category 4 cyclone made landfall on the island in September 19 of 2017. At that moment, Harris was a senator from California. When the hurricane finally exited, Puerto Rico faced a level of ...
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria ...
WEB5 days ago · Puerto Rico was awarded $34 billion from the federal government for Hurricane Maria recovery efforts, $28.6 billion of which was allocated for permanent work and management costs, according to the ...
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria …
WEB5 days ago · 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.. September marks National Preparedness Month and the start of Hispanic Heritage Month -- stark reminders of the work that remains to be done on the island, especially as climate change could lead to more rapidly ...
Looking back: Hurricane Maria devasted Puerto Rico 7 years ago …
WEB4 days ago · Friday marks seven years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Maria was a strong Category 4 storm when it hit on September 20th, 2017. The storm killed about 3,000 people and caused ...
Puerto Rico, four years after Hurricane Maria, far from recovery.
WEBSep 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 Ricans take recovery into their own hands 6 years after ...
WEBSep 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
WEBFive 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
WEBSep 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 …
Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered …
WEBJun 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.
FEMA Reaches Historic $30 Billion Milestone for the Recovery of Puerto Rico
WEBApr 17, 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.