At first, the Trump administration seemed to be doing all the right things to respond to the disaster in Puerto Rico. As Hurricane Maria made landfall that Wednesday, there was a frenzy of ...

In Puerto Rico, meanwhile, the scope of the devastation was becoming clearer. Virtually the entire island was without power and much of it could be for weeks, officials estimated, and about half ...

President Biden issued a disaster declaration for Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the island territory continued reeling from the impacts of Hurricane Fiona. “Today, I approved an Expedited Major ...

Enid Medina Guzman always has candles on hand—not for creating ambiance, but because one of the blackouts that plague Puerto ...

Puerto Rico’s Unnatural Disaster The island’s health system is on its knees. Doctors are fleeing in droves. And the crisis is hurting children most of all. Coral Murphy Marcos April 10, 2024 ...

The IEEE MOVE disaster relief and STEM program expanded into INDIA with the launch of the first MOVE India truck.

Long before the winds of Hurricane Maria reached Puerto Rico, another disaster had been wrenching and scattering the lives of island residents. During the decade before Maria, economic decline and ...

Facing Puerto Rico’s many hurdles, Daniel Vélez Reyes bought a one-way ticket to Arizona in 2012. At the time, he was one of just three pediatric heart surgeons on the island.

In November, Puerto Rico estimated it would need $94.4 billion to rebuild the island after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, and make its infrastructure more resilient to future natural disasters.

The death toll in Puerto Rico stood at six but was likely to rise. At least 27 lives in all have been lost around the Caribbean, including at least 15 on hard-hit Dominica.

Puerto Rico said on Friday it will receive $16 billion in federal aid under a disaster recovery package signed on Friday by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Funds to help Puerto Rico have become part of a political tug of war. The president has stepped into the fray with disparaging remarks. Rachel Martin speaks to Puerto Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.