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The Latest Breaking News from Puerto Rico

Puerto Ricans await aid, fret about post-hurricane recovery

Officials are fanning out across Puerto Rico to gauge the damage inflicted by Hurricane Fiona

The Independent UK

‘Shocking’: Labour condemns Liz Truss paying chief of staff through lobbying firm

Mark Fullbrook was already in spotlight over FBI interview in connection with alleged corruption in Puerto Rico

The Independent UK

Fiona destroyed most of Puerto Rico's plantain crops — a staple for people's diet

Bananas, papaya and coffee were also affected, according to Puerto Rico's agriculture secretary. The plantain is one of the island's top commodities — and a key ingredient in many traditional dishes.

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Fiona's floods devastated their homes. These residents are ready to start over

Days after the storm, residents in coastal Salinas, Puerto Rico, aren't waiting for help from the authorities. They're using bulldozers and backhoes to clear debris and rubble left in Fiona's wake.

WEKU

‘How are we not included?’: rural Puerto Ricans struggle to get help after hurricane

Fema makes individual assistance available to only 55 of the 78 municipalities on the island, leaving some feeling ignored

The Guardian - US

Puerto Ricans seething over lack of power days after Fiona

Half of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck the U.S. territory — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived

The Independent UK

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In beleaguered Puerto Rico, Fiona revives trauma of Hurricane Maria

Javier Rivera-Aquino is a lawyer who supplemented his income by raising bananas on a 17-acre plot of land in the mountains of west-central Puerto Rico until five years ago, when Hurricane Maria plowed into the island and swept away his plantation.

Reuters

How Bad Bunny is highlighting Puerto Rico's blackouts – and the long dark colonial history behind them

The reggaeton star has a new number one album — and a message for the world about Puerto Rico, Josh Marcus writes

The Independent UK

Power outages and problems accessing fuel force Puerto Rico grocery stores to close

A growing number of businesses are temporarily closing across the island as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods.

WEKU

5 numbers that show Hurricane Fiona's devastating impact on Puerto Rico

Experts say it will still take some time before the public knows the full impact of Hurricane Fiona on Puerto Rico. But early figures indicate a tough road ahead as residents attempt to recover.

WEKU

Hurricane Fiona extends Puerto Rico's energy problems beyond power grid

Puerto Rico's widespread power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona have led to cascading energy problems for the island, where fuel distribution limitations and surging demand for fuel to run backup generators has left many gas stations dry.

Reuters

Medical device makers see little impact from Fiona on Puerto Rico operations

Medical device companies and some drugmakers with manufacturing operations in Puerto Rico said they do not expect meaningful disruption from Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out power for over 3 million people and caused flooding and landslides on the island.

Reuters

Puerto Rico is out of bankruptcy, but it's still in crisis mode

Power problems. Revenue trouble. Population decline. Puerto Rico's crises continue.

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Isolated communities in Puerto Rico struggle to regain water and power after Fiona

Hurricane Fiona's unrelenting rains led to swollen rivers and washed out roads and bridges in many areas of Puerto Rico. It's isolated many mountain communities and slowed the recovery.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: storms batter Alaska, Caribbean and Japan

Hurricane causes blackout across Puerto Rico while typhoon forces 8m to flee homes in Japan

WEKU

Powerful Hurricane Fiona roars by Bermuda as it approaches Canada

Hurricane Fiona pounded Bermuda with heavy rains and winds early Friday as it swept by the island on a route forecast to have it approaching Canada late in the day as a still-powerful storm.

Reuters

Hurricane Fiona pounds Bermuda as Canada braces for major jolt

Hurricane Fiona pounded the Atlantic island of Bermuda with heavy rain and winds on Friday as it tracked northward toward eastern Canada, where it threatens to become one of the most severe storms in Canadian history.

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The Independent UK

Post-Fiona fuel disruptions spark fear in Puerto Rico

A growing number of businesses including grocery stores and gas stations are temporarily closing across Puerto Rico as power outages caused by Hurricane Fiona drag on in the U.S. territory, sparking concern about the availability of fuel and basic goods

The Independent UK

Powerful Hurricane Fiona roaring by Bermuda, then to Canada

Powerful Hurricane Fiona is pounding Bermuda with heavy rains and winds as it sweeps by the island on a route that is forecast to have approaching northeastern Canada as a still-powerful storm late Friday

Miami Herald

‘We are all in this together’: Biden tells Puerto Ricans they’re not alone after Fiona

MIAMI — President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government will be fully funding a month-long recovery effort in Puerto Rico — including power and water restoration costs — following the widespread destruction left behind by Hurricane Fiona.

Axios

Biden admin to cover Hurricane Fiona recovery costs for next month

The move will surge federal resources as Puerto Rico recovers.

Al Jazeera

Bermuda braces for Fiona as Biden pledges support for Puerto Rico

Hurricane warning remains in effect for all of Bermuda as Puerto Rico struggles to restore power in storm’s aftermath.

The Independent UK

Trump flinging paper towels at Puerto Rico residents resurfaces as Biden pledges full support after hurricane

‘We’re surging federal resources to Puerto Rico and we’ll do everything — everything we can to meet the urgent needs you have,’ Biden says

The Independent UK

Biden says US will do ‘everything we can’ to aid Puerto Rico amid aftermath of Hurricane Fiona

‘This is really, really, really important to us — really important. And so we're not going to walk away’

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