How Puerto Rico Plans To Spend $1.5 Billion In Federal Recovery Grants
The grants were provided by the Department of Housing And Urban Development, and most of the money will go to rebuilding damaged homes and businesses.
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Listless And Lonely In Puerto Rico, Some Older Storm Survivors Consider Suicide
The electricity is back on across much of the island, but the disruption to community spirit continues. Isolation, anxiety and depression are up, as are suicides, especially among older adults.
Restoring Power To Puerto Rico's Last Two Percent
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?
International Workers' Day Protests In Puerto Rico Turn Chaotic
What began as an organized series of demonstrations against government austerity measures across the island, ended with police firing tear gas into assembled crowds.
Puerto Rico Restores Electricity After This Week's Outage
Wednesday's outage was the first island-wide blackout since Hurricane Maria destroyed infrastructure in September. But thousands who lost power during the storm remain without it.
Puerto Rico Loses Power — Again
The U.S. territory was hit by an islandwide blackout, affecting more than 3 million people. Puerto Rico has struggled to rebuild its infrastructure since Hurricane Maria hit in September.
In A Puerto Rican Mountain Town, Hope Ebbs As The Hardship Continues
Six months after Hurricane Maria pounded Puerto Rico, patience in the remote mountain village of Castañer is wearing thin. Mental anguish persists among people still waiting for reliable electricity.
A Tree Falls In Puerto Rico, And 840,000 Customers Lose Power
A single tree plunged more than half of the island's population into darkness. It was a humbling reminder for some that power restoration is not yet complete in more remote parts of the island.
After Deadly Storms, Agency Retires 4 Hurricane Names
Harvey, Irma, Maria and Nate will no longer be on the U.N.'s official rotating list of storm names. The hurricanes killed hundreds of people and caused billions of dollars in damage.
Harvey, Irma, Maria And Nate Are Finished As Hurricane Names
The World Meteorological Organization is retiring the names because the storms were so "deadly or costly" that using the names in the future would be inappropriate.