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After Hurricane Maria, some good news for Puerto Rico

by Lizzie O'Leary
Mar 16, 2018
Six months ago, Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico. According to the official death toll, 64 people lost their lives, but other counts put the total closer to 1,000. The storm also knocked out power and destroyed homes. Thousands of people left the island but others stayed. Michelle Rodriguez is one of them. She’s […]
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The wake of Hurricane Maria lingers in struggling Puerto Rico

by Andy Uhler
Mar 7, 2018
Piles of debt and a fraying social safety net hamper the island’s recovery, even six months after the storm. Click the audio player above to hear the full story. 
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Puerto Rico's search for investors amid disaster recovery

by Lizzie O'Leary
Feb 23, 2018
The government estimates an 11 percent drop in the economy next year.
Department of Economic Development and Commerce Secretary Manuel Laboy, left, speaks onstage during the Pathway to the Future: Opportunities of an Economic Transformation Forum at PlayStation Theater on Feb. 15 in New York City. Top Puerto Rico government officials announced that Puerto Rico is open for business.
Cindy Ord/Getty Images of Puerto Rico Department of Economic Development & Commerce
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What will happen to all the abandoned homes in Puerto Rico?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 25, 2018
A foreclosure wave is coming.
Protesters rally against foreclosures on Puerto Rican families affected by Hurricane Maria, outside the offices of TPG Capital, Dec. 20, 2017 in New York City. The activists claims that TPG Capital's mortgage service companies are aggressively foreclosing on families in Puerto Rico after many people were displaced from their homes following Hurricane Maria.
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Why the lights are still out in parts of Puerto Rico

by Marketplace Weekend Staff
Jan 12, 2018
A check in on the state of recovery after Hurricane Maria
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The blackout in Puerto Rico is hurting hospitals

by Kai Ryssdal and Shaheen Ainpour
Jan 8, 2018
Puerto Rico still hasn’t recovered from Hurricane Maria. Along with the enormous human impact, the island’s infrastructure is in disrepair. The Associated Press reports that over 40 percent of the island’s power customers continue to live without electricity. Now the effects are being felt in the wider American economy. A big chunk of the IV […]
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Bond remains strong between Puerto Rican evacuees and those who stayed

by Renata Sago
Dec 22, 2017
Families, now divided between the mainland and the island, start new endeavors and try to preserve old ties.
Wireless internet at an extended-stay FEMA hotel in Orlando is the main way the Hernandezes keep in touch with family still in Puerto Rico.
Renata Sago/Marketplace
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Disaster recovery starts with temporary housing, but many Texans remain displaced

by Andy Uhler
Dec 13, 2017
Rockport residents are living in temporary housing miles away, hurting the city's workforce and tax base.
Hotel rooms are few and far between in Rockport, Texas. Many people who received FEMA money for housing are using it to rent homes or hotel rooms in Corpus Christi, 30 miles away.
Andy Uhler/Marketplace
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Puerto Rico’s hurricane damage derails debt repayment plan

by Ryan Kailath
Dec 12, 2017
Economists say the island is economically crippled for the foreseeable future.
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After Maria, a young Puerto Rican forges a new path in Florida

by Renata Sago
Dec 11, 2017
More than 190,000 people have left the island for Florida since the hurricane, including 20-somethings looking for better opportunities.
Nicole Morales and her father, Gary, get to spend more time with each other now that they're both on the mainland.
Renata Sago/Marketplace
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