“Puerto Ricans went out of their way to help all the islands around [after Hurricane Irma],” Álvarez said. Even Mercader, with his government connections, had not been able to reach his parents in Puerto Rico. The White House on Thursday morning declared Puerto Rico “a major disaster” zone and ordered federal assistance to be directed to dozens of municipalities in the territory. Before hitting Puerto Rico, Maria left a trail of destruction in smaller Caribbean islands including the British Virgin Islands, Montserrat and Dominica. Have you been affected by hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico?

Source: The Guardian September 21, 2017 18:07 UTC