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Florida has received $95.8 million in federal funding to support school districts that enrolled displaced students from Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands after Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
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Almost 3000 people died in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria according to a recent George Washington University study.
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Community leaders met to discuss the challenges still facing Puerto Rican and Virgins Island families displaced by hurricane Irma. For many, finding a job is at the top of this list.
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In Puerto Rico, thousands of people lost power again after Hurricane Beryl rolled over the island. Wilton Vargas, the editor of the technology website tecnetico.com, joins us to talk about how Puerto Rico's infrastructure is holding up and how people are coping almost 10 months after Hurricane Maria.
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Ariana Colón doesn’t know where she will be living at the end of this month. She is one of more than 1,000 families across the country and in Puerto Rico still checked in hotels paid for by FEMA. 324 of those families are in Florida. A federal judge extended the temporary housing until July 23 for Hurricane Maria Evacuees.
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With hurricane season comes an increased risk for a bacterial infection that can be contracted from contaminated floodwater. Leptospirosis is endemic to Florida and the disease can be fatal unless it’s treated.
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A FEMA program that’s been helping Puerto Rican families that have been living in hotels and motels has been extended for a few more weeks. Advocates have been going to court to seek more assistance. Denise Collazo, Chief of Staff of an advocacy group called Faith in Action, and Bob Cortes, Republican state representative, join us to talk about the outlook for these evacuees.
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A federal judge’s order has extended FEMA temporary housing assistance for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria for three more weeks. Hundreds of families are still living in hotels and motels after Hurricane Maria forced them to leave their homes.
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Advocates for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria are asking for more time. They want a 30 day extension to a judge’s order that keeps a FEMA housing assistance program in place.
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With temperatures in the 90s displaced Puerto Rican families and their advocates continued to protest in the makeshift tent city for a third day. They are calling for emergency funding as FEMA’s temporary shelter assistance ends tomorrow.