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As the sun spilled over the storm-stricken mountains of Puerto Rico, all Pedro Labayen could see from his home in Utuado was a river. Hurricane Maria had flooded Avenida Esteves, the town’s main ...
News Puerto Rico » Utuado » Commerce: “Hurricane Maria Never Finished Leaving Us”: The Aftermath of Fiona in a Puerto Rican Town
Even before Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, on September 18th, it managed to knock out the island’s fragile electrical grid. It arrived as a Category 1 storm, at a time when Puerto ...
News Puerto Rico » Utuado » Commerce: Hurricane Maria: How rural Utuado, Puerto Rico, survived isolated after the storm
UTUADO, Puerto Rico -- After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico last year, residents in one rural area were so isolated from the rest of the island that they began to refer to themselves as ...
News Puerto Rico » Utuado » Commerce: Puerto Rico's recovery from Fiona will take time: live updates
Much of the island remains in the dark after Hurricane Fiona struck the territory over the weekend. The storm made it clear how vulnerable Puerto Rico's power system remains five years after Hurricane ...
News Puerto Rico » Utuado » Commerce: Life after Maria: Puerto Rico a month after the hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A month has passed since powerful hurricane Maria destroyed much of the island, but much of its ravages remain: dark streets, non-functional traffic lights, and a lack of hot ...