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Hurricane Maria

Woman standing in doorway
Global Nation Education
A year after Maria, Puerto Rican college students find home – on the island and off
A young woman stands in front of a gray building.
Puerto Rico’s public university system is in disarray. But it’s not just because of Hurricane Maria.
Marc Noisette of Westchester County, New York fixes the cables on an electric post opposite the Cathedral of San Juan in the historic quarter of Puerto Rico's capital.
Business, Finance & Economics
In San Juan, they’re going street by street, house by house, turning the lights back on
Hospitals in the US mainland are facing shortages of IV fluids and medicine because of Hurricane Maria's damage to Puerto Rico.
Medicine
Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico. Then it caused a ripple effect in mainland hospitals.
Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Hamilton" on opening night on Broadway in New York, Aug. 6, 2015.
Culture
Lin-Manuel Miranda will bring ‘Hamilton’ to Puerto Rico
A young girl looks back after getting her shoe stuck in the mud while carrying supplies
Health
The real death toll in Puerto Rico is probably 450 — much higher than the official count
Water falls from a pipe onto the street. A woman in the background is bent at the waist and washes her hair in the running water, while a man holds a child and watches the woman.
Economics
We asked Puerto Ricans about their future plans. Many want to stay and rebuild.
The sun rises behind the entrance sign to Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park before the company's IPO launch, May 18, 2012. Facebook Inc, will begin trading on the Nasdaq market on Friday, with it's initial public offering at $38 per share, valuing the w
Technology
Tech companies are helping in Puerto Rico. Residents are unsure if it’s aid or really an investment.
A man stands inside of a destroyed supermarket by Hurricane Maria in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Sept. 29, 2017.
Environment
Trump bashes Puerto Rico’s leaders: ‘They want everything to be done for them’
U.S. Marines and Navy corpsmen attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit and Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 2 speak with local civilian employees during an assessment of Hospital Oriente’s medical and operational needs as part
Development
When disaster strikes, it’s the US military that’s often the most capable responder
Soldiers of Puerto Rico's national guard distribute relief items to people, Sept. 24, 2017, after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Environment
Here’s what Puerto Rico really needs from Donald Trump
Hurricane Maria damage
Development
Puerto Rico calls for more federal help after Hurricane Maria
One of the scenes on Sept. 21, 2017, after Hurricane Maria battered St. Croix, one of the US Virgin Islands.
Environment
Hurricane Maria slams into Turks and Caicos after devastating Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands
a river in Puerto Rico
Health
‘The most devastating storm in a century’ leaves Puerto Rico, but flooding still looms
Maria hits Puerto Rica
Environment
Puerto Rico is ‘100 percent without power’ after Hurricane Maria makes landfall
These vessels sank on St. John, US Virgin Islands, during Hurricane Irma. Hurricane Maria could bring 20 inches of rain to the US and British Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, leading to flooding and mudslides. And Guadaloupe, a key staging ground for post-
Development
Hurricane Maria bears down on battered Caribbean