Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria
- Written by Lauren Lluveras, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for Urban Policy Research and Analysis, University of Texas at Austin
Puerto Rico was in crisis long before Hurricane Maria hit on Sept. 20, 2017.
For years, this U.S. territory had been struggling with debt, economic crisis and drought. In May 2017, the government defaulted on US$73 billion in loans and declared bankruptcy.
Then Hurricane Maria slammed the island with 155-mph winds and coastal flooding that rose to...
Read more: Puerto Rico has not recovered from Hurricane Maria
