Hurricane Maria ‘Climate Refugees’ Avoid Displacement for a Couple Days Longer [Updated: Extension Granted]
For those who’ve lost their homes since Hurricane Maria, the hits keep rolling. Over the weekend, more than 1,700 people displaced by the Category 4 storm nearly lost aid from the…
Families Who Fled Hurricane Maria Could Lose Their Homes. Again.
“It’s a crisis that we’re facing.” Betzaida Crespo and her family have shared this Orlando hotel room since November Nearly 2,000 families who fled Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria could…
In Florida battleground, Puerto Ricans fleeing Maria’s destruction reshape electoral landscape
https://youtu.be/DyCJx_Z3FUU ORLANDO – Carmen ‘Millie’ Santiago arrived in Florida with her husband and two children after Hurricane Maria took everything – destroying her home and the child care center where she…
Refugiados por María en Florida se manifiestan contra el desalojo
La ayuda de FEMA culmina este mes. “Queremos que nos escuchen. Que sepan lo que sucederá si echan a la calle a estas familias puertorriqueñas". (Suministrada) Unas casetas de acampar…
Thousands of families displaced by Hurricane Maria are living in hotels. The FEMA program that pays for that is about to end
Since Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico in September 2017, thousands of people have fled the island to come to the mainland. Many of them — some 1,600 families — have been staying…
After surviving a hurricane, ‘Betzy’ Santiago Burgos strived to make it in Central Florida. Then she was murdered
Photo by Monivette Cordeiro, Betzy’s family, orlandoweekly.com By Monivette Cordeiro (Orlando Weekly) In four days, Betzy Santiago Burgos and her two children would be homeless. That’s all the 43-year-old could…
After surviving a hurricane, ‘Betzy’ Santiago Burgos strived to make it in Central Florida. Then she was murdered
Losing María By Monivette Cordeiro Betzy disappeared from her friends and family's lives In four days, María Santiago Burgos and her two children would be homeless. That's all the 43-year-old could…
For Puerto Rican Storm Evacuees, Another Moving Day Looms
Puerto Rican families on Saturday packed their belongings and prepared to leave a Super 8 motel in Kissimmee, Fla., where they have been living since fleeing Hurricane Maria. KISSIMMEE, Fla.…
Foro comunitario: María, en el lente hispano
La Hispanic Federation te invita a formar parte del foro María: En el lente hispano, un panel de discusión con varios reporteros y expertos que han tenido que cubrir el…
Lift up Puerto Ricans, now more than ever on eve of hurricane season
https://youtu.be/_TwzvWkJ1SI As we near the start of a new hurricane season on June 1, it’s hard not to think of the ongoing devastation Hurricane Maria inflicted on Puerto Rico on…