Photos of Puerto Rico After Hurricane Maria

On Wednesday, Hurricane Maria crashed in Puerto Rico across the United States with wind speeds approaching 150 miles per hour (240 km / h). Extensive destruction of the most violent storm of the last century leaves little power throughout the island and many people are not running water and mobile phone services. Maria also brought heavy rain and floods and was accused of at least 15 people dead in Puerto Rico alone.

After Hurricane Maria washed away the nearby bridge, the young mother and her children crossed the river in Puerto Rico. Due to climate change, Puerto Rico is at risk of catastrophic storms such as Mary, putting people and their livelihood at risk. Photo: Mercy Corps Jonathan Drake They also need to learn to adapt to more gradual changes, such as rising temperature and decreasing rainfall. In the past decade, only drought has affected over 1 billion people. Since 2001, the drought has destroyed enough products to feed 81 million people everyday - equivalent to the German population

The US government's response to Hurricane Maria compared to Texas and Florida, the lack of media coverage, and unequal relief from this year's hurricane undermined the second class citizenship of 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 have never thought of exercise that it would be a good mood.

A friend in Puerto Rico recently told me this is never a good reason when the mainland of the United States announces news on "the mainland". Prior to the terrible news that Hurricane Maria attacks Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, at least in the media of the United States, preceded this by asking for bankruptcy remedies after Puerto Rico destroyed the island and suffered a large infrastructure debt obligation He reportedly put it in an emergency situation. It is ambiguous about domestic issues for its citizens (all legally holding a US passport). After Mary, another hurricane hit the island: the mayor of the cards and San Juan, Carmen Yurin Cruz caused a controversy, in which the US president's cold attitude towards his happiness and the occasional aid threat Suffering As an American, the status as a Puerto Rican person is weak but ubiquitous