Over 73,000 Puerto Ricans flee for Florida after Hurricane Maria

Over  73,000 people have fled emergency conditions at home for Florida since Hurricane Maria devastated the US territory in the Caribbean. The island of about 3.4 million was ravaged by the megastorm and a majority are still without electricity, while others in isolated areas are continue to await services and help. “As of October 3, […]

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Money scarcity hits Puerto Rico after Maria knocked out power, water

First, Hurricane Maria knocked out power and water to Puerto Rico. Then diesel fuel, gas and water became scarce. Now, it’s money. The aftermath of the powerful storm has resulted in a near-total shutdown of the U.S. territory’s economy that could last for weeks and has many people running seriously low on cash and worrying […]

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