Hurricane Maria

In the year since Hurricane Maria, conditions for storm survivors remain dire.
After a year of trying to rebuild with little government aid, these communities in Puerto Rico aren’t ready for another blow.
A year after the storm hit Puerto Rico, IV saline bags -- a bedrock of medical care -- are still hard to find.
Other Hurricane Maria evacuees who’ve since managed to get their own place are teetering on the brink of homelessness.
The storm took away homes and loved ones. Now, kids dealing with anxiety and depression are losing familiar classrooms.
A year after Hurricane Maria, the case for community-owned, renewably-powered microgrids is growing clearer.
School closures mark another loss for children in Puerto Rico still mentally recovering from Hurricane Maria.
But most Americans correctly say Puerto Rico has yet to recover from last year's storm.
"I don't know why these studies were done," FEMA administrator Brock Long said.
“This is inherently political because the scale of the disaster will determine what lessons we learn from it,” an expert says as Florence's toll begins to be measured.