The death toll in Puerto Rico attributed to Hurricane Maria has reached 43, an official said on Tuesday, up from 39 previously reported, as islanders continue to fall victim to infections, bad road conditions and other consequences of the storm. CBC | World News
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Puerto Rico slum transformed by Despacito rebuilds after hurricane
Hope had come in with a song for La Perla, a seaside slum that had long been notorious as a violent enclave that served as Puerto Rico’s biggest distribution point for heroin. Then Hurricane Maria hit. CBC | World News
Read More »When smartphones fail: How students in a ham radio club are helping Puerto Rico
Most of Puerto Rico is still without power, making communication difficult. In Queens, New York, a group of students in a ham radio club are relaying messages to the island. CBC | World News
Read More »Royal Caribbean CANCELS cruise trip and instead uses ship to help Puerto Rico crisis
A ROYAL CARIBBEAN cruise ship has cancelled its intended voyage to instead head to Puerto Rico and aid the island following Hurricane Irma and Maria. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Severe shortages plunge Puerto Ricans into struggle for survival
Eleven days after Hurricane Maria crippled this impoverished U.S. territory, residents scrambled for all the staples of modern society — food, water, fuel, medicine, currency — in a grinding survival struggle that has gripped Puerto Ricans across social classes. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump slams mayors of Maria-ravaged Puerto Rico for wanting ‘everything done for them’
Donald Trump posted a series of tweets this morning slamming Puerto Rico’s mayors, including saying they “want everything to be done for them,” a day after San Juan’s mayor criticized aid delivery to the Hurricane Maria-lashed island. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump Fights With Puerto Rico’s Mayor, Lin-Manuel Miranda Thinks Prez Going ‘Straight To Hell’
Lin-Manuel Miranda is blasting President Donald Trump over his dealings with Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The Hamilton star took to Twitter early Saturday morning to warn Trump he will “go straight to hell.” The Hill reports Miranda missives added “no long lines for you. Someone will say, ‘Right this way, sir.’ They’ll clear a path.” Miranda’s ...
Read More »Puerto Ricans on the mainland desperate to hear from family in communication ‘black zones’
The massive Puerto Rican community on the U.S. mainland is turning to modern and antiquated wireless technologies, including smartphone apps and ham radios, to reach loved ones in communications dead zones after Hurricane Maria. Some people are even hearing updates from strangers. CBC | World News
Read More »Puerto Ricans slam Trump’s claim of ‘amazing’ aid after Maria: ‘It’s going to be unbearable for everyone’
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will tour hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, boasting that “everybody has said it’s amazing, the job that we’ve done” in terms of aid for the U.S. territory. Puerto Ricans on the island and their families on the mainland disagree. CBC | World News
Read More »Jenniffer González: Thank Pitbull For Private Plane To Move Cancer Patients From Puerto Rico To U.S. For Chemo
Pitbull – a rapper also known as “Mr. Worldwide” to his fans – is gaining plenty of praise online. According to the New York Daily News, Pitbull is helping people suffering from cancer in Puerto Rico get out of the storm-ravaged land in order to get treatment in the U.S. by sending his own private plane to Puerto Rico. Armando ...
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