• Gas, food, water, a cell signal. These are in short supply in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria. How do supplies get from the ports to where they’re needed? How are Puerto Rican residents communicating on the island and with family in Florida after the hurricane dealt a massive blow to the cell service?
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• Karen Díaz de Suarez’s hands were trembling Sunday when she finally got the call from her brother that he and his family had survived Hurricane Maria. For days after the storm decimated buildings, flooded homes and knocked out power for the entire island, Díaz de Suarez didn’t sleep or eat much while she waited anxiously, to hear from her seven siblings who live in Puerto Rico. When her brother finally called, he said Maria sounded like a monster outside their home. While Díaz de Suarez waits to hear from the rest of her siblings, she and dozens of Central Florida residents were gathering food, water, monetary donations and other supplies in Orlando to send to Puerto Rico. As they worried …
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• Scenes of destruction in Puerto Rico as Category 4 hurricane Maria hit the island.
Hurricane Irma already dealt a blow to Puerto Rico’s electric grid. Now the island is completely without power.
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