With an unprecedented recovery, a bankrupt island, and a new system for approving disaster funds, Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts are moving very slowly.
“This is an issue that Washington, D.C. has ignored for too long. There are some federal policies coming out of Washington that have helped contribute to why Puerto Rico has this debt issue,” Congressman Brendan Boyle of Pennsylvania told AL DÍA.
The hurricane's human cost is particularly apparent in Immokalee, a southwestern Florida town of around 20,000 inhabitants where approximately half of the population are undocumented farmworkers from Mexico, Guatemala and Haiti who work in tomato, cucumber, bell pepper and pumpkin fields.
The time is for Cuban-Americans to jump on a plane and travel to Cuba to help their families recover and rebuild and put cash in the pockets of their compatriots who need support for repair their homes and put food on the table.
The destruction is total in 25 percent of the buildings, while another 65 percent were damaged by the force of Irma, which left at least one person dead in the Florida Keys.
Cerca de 5.8 millones de personas permanencen sin servicio de energiá en el sur del estado. El condado de Miami-Dade es el más afectado, 81 por ciento del área está totalmente apagada.
Trump donated a million dollars to Harvey victims, has promised to rebuild Texas churches with public funds.
Destrozados de infinitas maneras, arrancados de cuajo, partidos por la mitad, tanto en sentido horizontal como vertical, miles de árboles de Miami sufrieron el día domingo el paso del poderoso huracán Irma por el sur de Florida (EE.UU.).
Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, has left a path of devastation through the Caribbean.
Irma, the strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic, is wreaking havoc in the Caribbean, while two storms form simultaneously along its sides.
Irma, el huracán más fuerte jamás registrado en el Atlántico, avanza haciendo estragos en el Caribe, mientras dos tormentas se forman simultáneamente a sus costados.
Hurricane Irma, one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic, already hit the eastern Caribbean. At least six people were killed.
Authorities from the Leeward Islands, British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico are preparing to host one of the biggest tropical storms of recent years.
Autoridades de las islas de Sotavento, Vírgenes británicas y estadounidenses y Puerto Rico, se preparan para recibir a una de las mayores tormentas tropicales de los últimos años.
With an unprecedented recovery, a bankrupt island, and a new system for approving disaster funds, Puerto Rico’s recovery efforts are moving very slowly.
Este es el momento para que los cubanoamericanos aborden un avión y viajen a Cuba a ayudar a sus familias y a poner efectivo en los bolsillos de sus compatriotas que necesitan mucho apoyo para reparar sus casas y alimentar a sus familias.
Tropical Storm Maria strengthened on Sunday and is predicted to become a hurricane as it moves toward the Lesser Antilles and Puerto Rico, which were all seriously affected by Irma. In Florida, thousands still have no electricity.
Nonetheless, millions of people in Florida are still without power, and many are coping with life-altering damage and displacement
Irma ha causado graves inundaciones, ha arrancado innumerables árboles, derribado al menos tres grúas en edificios en construcción en Miami y dejado a casi 3,5 millones de clientes sin electricidad.
Hurricane Irma strengthened to Category 4 storm on Monday as it headed for the northeastern Caribbean. Puerto Rico has declared pre-emptive state of emergency ahead of Hurricane.
After more than four decades tirelessly investigating the causes of cancer, Dr. Irma H. Russo passed away in 2013 from the very disease she fought. She left a medical and social legacy behind her that is still affecting us today. This is her story.
Tras más de cuatro décadas investigando incansablemente contra el cáncer, la doctora Irma H. Russo falleció en el año 2013 a causa de esta dolencia, dejando un legado médico y social que se perpetúa hasta nuestros días. Esta es su historia.
