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Adrian Florido

Hurricane-damaged roofs in Puerto Rico remain a problem. One group is offering a fix.

Construction apprentices prepare to replace a damaged roof in the town of Toa Baja, P.R. PRoTechos, the nonprofit they work with, was founded to fix the roofs of people who got little or no government help after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in 2017. (Erika P. Rodríguez for NPR)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — When they meet the families whose damaged roofs they're about to repair, Luis Marrero's crews often ask which of the hurricanes was to blame. Was it Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in late September 2017? Or was it Irma, which lashed the island two weeks earlier?

"A lot of them — about 10% — say neither," Marrero said. "They say it was Georges that destroyed their roof."

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