Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello has asked for more federal government aid to avert a humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria hit the island, which is home to 3.4 million people. CBC | World News
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Trump to visit devastated Puerto Rico, says he wasn’t ‘preoccupied’ with NFL
U.S. President Donald Trump announces he will visit Puerto Rico after his administration came under criticism for its response to the damage on the island that is home to more than three million U.S. citizens. CBC | World News
Read More »Puerto Rico governor fears humanitarian crisis in wake of Hurricane Maria
Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello urged the U.S. Congress Monday to fund an aid package to avert a humanitarian crisis after Hurricane Maria. CBC | World News
Read More »Engineers inspecting Puerto Rico’s cracked dam that could ‘collapse at any minute’
Puerto Rico’s government says engineers will inspect the Guajataca Dam on Sunday to determine the extent of damage inflicted by Hurricane Maria last week. CBC | World News
Read More »Powerless Puerto Rico’s storm crisis deepens with dam threatening to fail
Puerto Rican officials have been unable communicate with more than half the towns in the U.S. territory as they rush to evacuate tens of thousands of people downstream of a failing dam, with a possible catastrophe imminent. CBC | World News
Read More »Puerto Rico could be without power for months after Hurricane Maria stuns island
Rescuers fanned out to reach stunned victims Thursday after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island and triggering landslides and floods. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico
The strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico in more than 80 years destroyed hundreds of homes, knocked out power across the entire island and turned some streets into raging rivers Wednesday in an onslaught that could plunge the U.S. territory deeper into financial crisis. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Maria aims at Puerto Rico after slamming Dominica
Hurricane Maria barrelled toward Puerto Rico on Tuesday night after wreaking widespread devastation on Dominica and leaving the small Caribbean island virtually incommunicado. CBC | World News
Read More »Hurricane Irma: Delta passenger plane flies INTO category 5 storm to land in Puerto Rico
HURRICANE IRMA is a category 5 hurricane but that didn’t stop Delta airline flight 431 flying directly into the storm on a flight from New York to Puerto Rico. Daily Express :: Travel Feed
Read More »Hurricane Irma Damage videos update: Storm damage as Cat 5 hits Puerto Rico
HURRICANE Irma is already affecting Puerto Rico, despite its powerful eye still 90 miles east over the Virgin Islands. Daily Express :: News Feed
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