Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico still feels the impact of Hurricane Maria 7 years later
Seven years after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island continues to struggle with the aftermath, including power outages and lingering damage.
On This Day: Hurricane Maria makes landfall in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico as a Category 4 storm. The storm left the entire island without power and nearly 3,000 people dead over the next several months.
Looking back: Hurricane Maria devasted Puerto Rico 7 years ago
Friday marks seven years since Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. Maria was a strong Category 4 storm when it hit on September 20th, 2017. The storm killed about 3,000 people and caused more than $90 billion in damage. Parts of the island are still rebuilding today.
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria 7 years after the Category 4 storm devastated the island
Every storm that blows through the island is a test of its infrastructure. Puerto Rico is still recovering from Hurricane Maria -- nearly seven years after the powerful Category 4 storm caused extensive damage to the island's already delicate infrastructure.
Recovery efforts still underway in Puerto Rico 7 years after Hurricane Maria
It’s been seven years since Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico, claiming the lives of thousands of people and completely changing the lives of several others.
Puerto Rico's infrastructure still recovering from Hurricane Maria seven years after the Category 4 storm devastated the island
In this Aug. 14, 2024, file photo, broken electricity lines above homes damaged are seen after Tropical Storm Ernesto hit Fajardo, Puerto Rico. (Jaydee Lee Serrano/AFP via Getty Images, FILE) (NEW YOR
Bad Bunny’s ‘Una Velita’ Is a Little Candle of Hope After a Hurricane
The tempest crescendos and subsides, and Bad Bunny ends the song with a helium-high voice expressing hope for the sun to rise. Pitchfork notes that the song arrives a few weeks ahead of Election Day ...
Bad Bunny honors Puerto Rico and Hurricane Maria's victims with powerful new song 'Una Velita'
In September 2017, when tropical cyclone category 4 hit Puerto Rico with winds of 250 kilometers per hour, thousands of ...
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Bad Bunny releases "Una Velita" his most poignant song to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Hurricane María
Bad Bunny released today his new song "Una Velita" to commemorate the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria's passage ...
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Bad Bunny Commemorates a Hurricane, and 11 More New Songs
On the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Maria, which left lasting damage to Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny has released the mournful, resentful, adamant “Una Velita” (“Little Candle”). “It’s going to ...
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Hurricane season 2024 started off strong, but predictions haven’t materialized—yet. Learn why and how to stay prepared.
Puerto Rico Spent a Fraction of Hurricane Aid as Blackouts Rage
Puerto Rico has only spent about 7% of the $17 billion of federal funding it received to shore up its devastated power grid as blackouts keep hitting the US territory.
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico's electric grid
A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step in to help speed up ...