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Waiting to Exhale

MOROVIS, PUERTO RICO

RAMON ESPINOSA/AP PHOTO

The Puerto Rican National Guard delivers food and water on October 7. Weeks after Hurricane Maria hit, life has not returned to normal. In the countryside, food and water are scarce, and even in cities, the storm destroyed the power grid, forcing most to rely on generators. Those who can leave are moving to the United States. As Jorge Duany, a professor at Florida International University, told The New York Times: “It’s going to be a stampede.”

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