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Tag: Hurricane Maria

Voices and Verses

National Poetry Month: “Toldos Azules” By Patricia Coral

Catherine Lu

Posted on April 23, 2019 · The Houston poet reads a poem written in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

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News

Symposium on Health Care Preparedness Analyzes Recent Emergency Situations in Texas

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on October 24, 2018 · Hurricane Harvey and the Santa Fe High School shooting, as well as other emergencies in the U.S., are discussed at the Regional Healthcare Preparedness Coalition Symposium

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Hurricane Maria Caused 2,975 Deaths in Puerto Rico, Independent Study Estimates

ADRIAN FLORIDO, NPR

Posted on August 28, 2018 · The number comes from a study commissioned by Puerto Rico's government, and is much higher than the government's official death toll of 64.

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Study Puts Puerto Rico Death Toll From Hurricane Maria Near 5,000

Richard Harris, NPR

Posted on May 29, 2018 · The death rate is a contentious subject, in part because federal and island governments haven't responded as rapidly to the disaster as they have in other hurricane emergencies

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WATCH: Restoring Power To Puerto Rico’s Last Two Percent

ADRIAN FLORIDO, NPR / NICK MICHAEL, NPR / ANDY HUETHER, NPR

Posted on May 4, 2018 · Seven months after Hurricane Maria, thousands of people in the Puerto Rican mountains are still waiting for the lights to come back on. Why is power restoration for the last two percent so difficult?

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How Puerto Rico’s Debt Created A Perfect Storm Before The Storm

LAURA SULLIVAN, NPR

Posted on May 2, 2018 · For years, the nation's largest banks made millions off Puerto Rican debt as the island approached financial ruin. Then, with its infrastructure crumbling, a Category 4 hurricane barreled in.

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Island-Wide Blackout Hits Puerto Rico Nearly Seven Months After Hurricane Maria

DANICA COTO, AP

Posted on April 18, 2018 · Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers

Tags Blackout Hurricane Maria power outage Puerto Rico unstable power

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FEMA Faulted For Failed Contracts To Deliver Hurricane Aid

Associated Press

Posted on April 10, 2018 · The report from Democrats on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs described failures by the Trump administration that prevented timely delivery of tarps and sheeting to hurricane victims after the summer's storms

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Needs Go Unmet Six Months After Maria Hit Puerto Rico

DANICA COTO, AP

Posted on March 20, 2018 · The storm caused an estimated $100 billion in damage, killed dozens of people and damaged or destroyed nearly 400,000 homes, according to Puerto Rico's government

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Houston Matters

What Houston Could Learn From The Virgin Islands About Hurricane Recovery

Abner Fletcher

Posted on February 21, 2018 · A former HUD official working on disaster recovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands talks about recovery efforts there since Hurricane Irma.

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WATCH: PBS NewsHour On Hurricane Maria: Displaced Puerto Ricans, Now Living In Hotels, May Soon Lose Housing

PBS NewsHour

Posted on February 19, 2018 · NewsHour Weekend's Ivette Feliciano traveled to Hartford, Connecticut, to speak with some of those families

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In Reversal, FEMA Says It Won’t End Puerto Rico Food And Water Distribution Wednesday

ADRIAN FLORIDO, NPR

Posted on January 31, 2018 · The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.

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Many Puerto Ricans Displaced By Hurricane Maria Expect To Settle In Texas In The Next Year

CLAUDIA TORRENS, AP

Posted on January 29, 2018 · The transition for Puerto Ricans has often proved to be difficult, disruptive and expensive as people try to find housing, jobs, schools and even furniture and clothes to start fresh on the mainland

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WATCH: PBS NewsHour On Hurricane Maria: Here’s Why Restoring Power In Puerto Rico Is Taking So Long

PBS NewsHour

Posted on January 25, 2018 · Four months after Hurricane Maria, about 450,000 of 1.5 million electricity customers in Puerto Rico still have no service. Blackouts regularly occur for hours at a time, even in San Juan

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WATCH: Traumatized Puerto Ricans See Uncertain, Insecure Future

PBS NewsHour

Posted on January 11, 2018 · It’s been nearly four months since Puerto Rico was ravaged by Hurricane Maria, and the return to normalcy has been hindered by a painfully slow recovery

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