LatinaLista — In the hours after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, it was obvious, to those islanders accustomed to weathering tropical storms, that this was no ordinary hurricane. In the days and weeks that followed, as federal relief…
By Alexis R. Santos-Lozada The Conversation “If you don’t get away from those areas, you are going to die.” That phrase concluded Puerto Rico Secretary of Public Safety Héctor Pesquera’s press conference before Hurricane Maria. Three months after the…
By Samantha Penta The Conversation Recovering from disasters is never easy. When disasters pile up, it gets harder. On top of the inevitable competition for everything from the government’s funding for recovery efforts to construction materials, donations for relief…
By Carmen Yulin Cruz ncluido Editor’s Note: The following was sent by Puerto Rico’s Mayor Carmen Yulin Cruz to members of Congress in response to President Trump’s tweets and threats of revoking aid to the island. Puerto Ricans have…
By Lauren Lluveras The Conversation The United States had already seen its share of disasters, from back-to-back hurricanes that devastated Texas, Florida and the U.S. Virgin Islandsto roaring wildfires in the West. Then, after battering the rest of the…
LatinaLista — The destruction, loss of life and anguished hope that hangs over Mexico, Texas and Puerto Rico in the aftermath of the 7.1 earthquake and Hurricane Maria are overwhelming to those on the ground, as well as, to…
