Hurricane Maria
8 Oct 2017
During a visit to Puerto Rico to survey the damage from Hurricane Maria, a man confront Vice President Mike Pence to tell him he's angry with the federal response.
29 Sep 2017
Over a week after the devastating passage of Hurricane Maria, millions of Puerto Ricans are still waiting for aid.
26 Sep 2017
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico last week, hundreds remain on standby as airlines slowly return to the island.
25 Sep 2017
Puerto Rico's medical services are in critical condition in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
25 Sep 2017
Residents of Toa Baja, where two victims drowned due to hurricane Maria, gather their strength as they start to clean up and rebuild on Sunday.
24 Sep 2017
Authorities in Puerto Rico are evacuating tens of thousands of people before the expected collapse of a dam hit by Hurricane Maria, which has devastated the Caribbean Island chain.
22 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria devastates Puerto Rico, heads for Turks and Caicos.
20 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria has made landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Wednesday, and it is about 35 miles southeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 155 miles per hour (250 km per hour).
20 Sep 2017
Hurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, hit the French island of Martinique and then lashed Guadeloupe’s southern shores Tuesday, as it tracked northwest toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
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