by Tatiana Torres “I caught a glimpse of my mother’s fear-stricken eyes as the earth was shaking beneath us,” said Francisco Velázquez, a University of Tampa junior criminology major. “I remember being woken up abruptly and just holding onto my bed until I heard my family scream my name telling me to go with them. …
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by Gabriela Mendez & Tatiana Torres Sept. 16 was the one year mark of the destruction in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria. Puerto Rico is still missing the resources they need to be able to get completely back on their feet. A few months after Hurricane Maria struck the island, the governor of Puerto Rico …
by VERONICA SANSUR Maria is the largest hurricane that has hit Puerto Rico since 1929. The Puerto Rican government has recorded 16 fatalities, but warns that there are vast areas still to be reviewed, including nine municipalities that are currently without any communication because of the lack of power. With economic losses in billions of …
By AARON BETANCOURT On Sept. 20, Puerto Rico was hit by Hurricane Maria, a category 4 storm with winds as strong as 115 mph. It was the most powerful tempest to hit the island in almost 90 years. Maria wreaked havoc, with rain so heavy neighborhoods flooded and wind so strong metal roofs peeled from …
