Rising from the ruins: Puerto Ricans reflect on progress, show 'the path of what's possible' 5 years after Hurricane Maria

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Hurricane Fiona brought catastrophic flooding and sweeping power outages to Puerto Rico this week — five years after Hurricane Maria battered the island.

"I believe that the future of Puerto Rico lies in its community organizing, because when it's the people themselves that are doing it you see a lot of successes, and even if the general picture might look a little dim, these communities are showing the path of what's possible," said Graulau.

 

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