Photos: Hurricane Maria, and Puerto Rico One Year Later

In August, the New York Times reporters visited Punta Santiago, a small town in Puerto Rico where Hurricane Maria landed a year ago. We recorded more than 150 homes with damage due to storms. Many people live in ruins one year later and are still waiting to be repaired. In the house, the hurricane seems to have just hit

The United States has allocated billions of dollars to repair a house in Puerto Rico, but many houses still have a kitchen, black molds and a fallen roof. The Puerto Ricans asked the Federal Emergency Management Bureau many times to help them complete the most basic housing repair work. About two-thirds of those receiving FEMA maintenance subsidies receive subsidies of less than $ 3,000. "Thank you for a little, I really appreciate them," one woman said.

The number of official deaths of the island after Hurricane Maria last year has dramatically increased from 64 people last month to 2,975 people.

This revision - the beginning of last year - was in a new assessment that discovered that the number of deaths after hurricane is several hours after more than 3,000 people are anticipated. Research was conducted at the request of the government.

In 2017, New York Times reporters and photographers worked with people over 24 hours to survive the influence of Mary. please look

The reaction of the US government to Hurricane Maria compared to Texas and Florida, the lack of media coverage, and unequal relief from this year's hurricane highlights the second-hand citizenship of the Puerto Rican people. Due to the complex political (read-colonial) relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States, the power to live in the USA gives me the political power that Puerto Rico's compatriots do not have I will. I never thought of the movement that it would be a good mood.

The Puerto Rico Federation is a territory of the United States located in the Caribbean Sea, and as of July 2016, the population is approximately 3.41 million, and four Puerto Ricans were Americans born citizens. Prior to Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico faced many economic and public health challenges. After years of recession, the island came into a debt crisis this May and filed for bankruptcy relief 5 Half of Puerto Rico residents live in the federal poverty line (43.5%) and in the US only It was 12.7%. Compared with the six years from 2011 to 2015, the average household income for Puerto Rico is $ 19,350, which is one-third that of the average household income in the United States, and the unemployment rate is estimated at 10.1% . 2 times or more