Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

Alberto Rodríguez

Documentaries capture the impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Ricans’ health

Health & Medicine

Andrea Patiño Contreras went to Puerto Rico to catalogue the impact Hurricane Maria is having on people’s mental and physical health. The people she met are living with heartbreaking situations.

Tell us about your experience accessing The World

We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving our website, theworld.org. Please fill out this quick survey and let us know your thoughts (your answers will be anonymous). Thanks for your time!

We respect your time, attention and privacy

This is a news website, not a click casino. We do NOT employ deceptive behaviors, display annoying ads or use third party cookies and trackers to monetize your visit or help advertisers track you across the internet.

Simply, we ask that you would consider a donation to support the journalism we produce every weekday. Thank you.