Архивы Hurricane Maria

Почти 6000 человек погибли в Пуэрто-Рико — 70-кратный официальный граф

Согласно исследованию, опубликованному в журнале New England Journal of Medicine, около 6000 человек погибло в Пуэрто-Рико после урагана Мария.

30 мая, 2018

A study published Tuesday in The New England Journal of Medicine estimates that nearly 6,000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, with a survey indicating the mortality rate is likely more than 70 times the highly contested official death toll of 64. https://twitter.com/People4Bernie/status/1001469543074512897 Researchers with

FEMA’s Work Following Harvey vs. Maria: Disaster Relief Difficult but Effort Counts

In addition to the disappointingly sluggish nature of federal relief efforts in general, it is clear that the timeline for recovery on the mainland is markedly different from that of a U.S. territory. At this point there is no concealing the double standard.

29 ноября, 2017

Emma Fiala

29 ноября, 2017

От Emma Fiala

With photographs of hurricane damage on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands below them, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., attend a Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources hearing on hurricane recovery, Nov. 14, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Three months after Hurricane Harvey hit Texas, more than 47,000 flood victims continue to live in hotels. Tens of thousands more are living with relatives, in barely habitable homes, or scraping by with other arrangements. Local Houston officials estimate that Harvey destroyed or damaged more than 311,000 individual housing units -- a whopping

Puerto Rico’s Recovery Efforts Stymied by Colonial Status

Professor Déborah Berman-Santana’s discusses the cynical manipulation of post-Maria recovery efforts. The effect so far has been to enrich the powerful and delay return to normal life for millions of Puerto Ricans.

11 ноября, 2017

Dr. Michael Nevradakis

11 ноября, 2017

От Dr. Michael Nevradakis

A man walks past a boarded up clock repair store in the tourist area of Old San Juan one month after Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (AP/Carlos Giusti)

LAS PIEDRAS, PUERTO RICO – In this second part of her interview with MintPress News, Professor Déborah Berman-Santana’s focus turns to the cynical manipulation of post-Maria recovery efforts. The effect so far has been to enrich the powerful and delay return to normal life for millions of Puerto Ricans. You can read part one of Berman-Santana’s

Trump Pats Himself On The Back, But Puerto Rico Is Still Suffering

Many Puerto Ricans continue to live in primitive and dangerous conditions more than a month after Hurricane Maria devastated the U.S. territory in the Caribbean.

24 октября, 2017

Dennis J Bernstein

24 октября, 2017

От Dennis J Bernstein

In this Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 photo, Arden Dragoni, second from left, poses with his wife Sindy, their three children and dog Max, surrounded by what remains of their home destroyed by Hurricane Maria in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. The Dragoni family has been living in a shelter set up at a school since the storm destroyed their wooden home in late September. They lost everything: clothes, household goods, and an old car. Dragoni supported his family by working construction, but his employers are currently out of business, leaving him and his family without a source of income. (AP/Ramon Espinosa)

Last Thursday, President Trump gave his administration a “ten out of ten” for its handling of the hurricane recovery in Puerto Rico, However, even as Trump was patting himself and his team on the back the power grid in San Juan went down again throwing the city into darkness. Meanwhile, those living in more remotes areas of Puerto Rico like

The Spiraling Crisis Of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico’s infrastructure, which already faced severe pressures because of the U.S. territory’s huge debt and demands from its creditor, has now been devastated by Hurricane Maria.

6 октября, 2017

Dennis J Bernstein

6 октября, 2017

От Dennis J Bernstein

A political party banner waves over a home damaged in the passing of Hurricane Maria, in the community of Ingenio in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, Monday, Oct. 2, 2017. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Though President Trump bragged about the relatively low death toll from Hurricane Maria — 16 at the time of his visit on Tuesday — the number soon jumped to 34 and was expected to rise much more when isolated hospitals could finally report in. Many of the island’s 59 hospitals were cut off from power and half the island’s 3.4 million inhabitants

Trump Admin Pushes Positive PR Campaign As Puerto Rico’s Crisis Continues

As the president praises aid efforts, residents of the island’s rural areas report «we haven’t seen a government official or anything, no FEMA, no military, no local government»

2 октября, 2017

Jessica Corbett

2 октября, 2017

От Jessica Corbett

Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)

As President Donald Trump continues firing off tweets that praise the highly criticized U.S. response to a growing humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, other members of his administration are pushing a positive public relations campaign to contradict harrowing on-the-ground reports, according to a