After Maria, Puerto Rico braces for storm season

Emil Lendof

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Jun 12, 2018

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Rafael Reyes holds a printed photo showing the remains of his wooden home after Hurricane Maria.

Rafael Reyes holds a photo of him taken on Oct. 7, 2017, showing him amid the remains of his wooden home after it was destroyed by Hurricane Maria as he sits at his property in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. The 41-year-old father and husband who collects Social Security has been living with his in-laws and says he plans to rebuild with FEMA’s $31,000 assistance, but will need another $50,000 to finish it. This time, he says he’ll build it in stone, instead of wood. AP

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Juana Sostre Vazquez holds a printed photo of her taken after Hurricane Maria destroyed her home.

Juana Sostre Vazquez holds a photo of her taken after Hurricane Maria destroyed her home, as she poses with her family inside her new, cinderblock home that has a temporary roof in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, May 26, 2018. Last year’s storm ripped Sostre’s wooden home off its foundation in the central mountain highlands. AP

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A printed photograph taken on Oct. 7, 2017 sits at the same spot where Puerto Rican National Guards delivered food and water to desperate residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on a farm in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, May 26, 2018. For two months, stranded residents came to this spot for supplies handed out by the National Guard after the passing of the storm.

A printed photograph taken on Oct. 7, 2017 sits on the same spot where Puerto Rican National Guards delivered food and water to desperate residents in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria on a farm in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. AP

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Luis Cosme poses on the roof of his new home as he holds a printed photo showing him on his property destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

Luis Cosme poses on the roof of his new home as he holds a printed photo taken on Oct. 1, 2017 showing him on his property destroyed by Hurricane Maria in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. Cosme, who is retired from a cleaning company, rebuilt is home with cinderblocks instead of wood. AP

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A printed photo showing a Jeep crossing a river sits on a bridge.

A printed photograph of a jeep crossing a river on Oct. 7, 2017 sits on a new bridge that stands above the spot where the photo was taken after Hurricane Maria washed out the old bridge in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. AP

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Blanca Rivera and Eduard Rodriguez pose with a printed photo of them that was taken on Sept. 30, 2017 as they slept in their car after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico, May 26, 2018. The couple says FEMA rejected their request for financial help to rebuild, so they sold their car to build a room next to his mother's house, behind.

Blanca Rivera and Eduard Rodriguez pose with a photo of them on Sept. 30, 2017 as they slept in their car after their home was destroyed by Hurricane Maria in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. The couple says FEMA rejected their request for financial help to rebuild, so they sold their car to build a room next to his mother’s house. AP

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A printed photograph showing people bathing on the highway after Hurricane Maria.

A printed photograph taken on Sept. 28, 2017 shows people bathing on the highway after Hurricane Maria destroyed people’s homes, held up at the same spot of the highway where motorcyclists ride past in Naranjito, Puerto Rico. AP

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Arden Dragoni holding a printed photo of his family amid the remains of his home that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria.

Arden Dragoni holds a printed photo taken on Oct. 5, 2017 that shows him with his wife Sindy, three children and dog Max, amid the remains of his home that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, as he stands at the same spot where his home is still in shambles in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. The unemployed construction worker and security guard is currently separated from his family while his wife and his children live in a FEMA subsidized apartment, and he lives with his father. AP

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Roberto Figueroa Caballero holds a photo taken on Oct. 5, 2017 of him amid his seaside home that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, as he stands on the same property with his pet dog in the La Perla neighborhood of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Figueroa, who found a job at a pizzeria, aims to rebuild his home and is appealing FEMA’s second rejection of his application. AP

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William Fontan Quintero and his wife Yadira Sostre posing with a printed photo of them taken when they sat in the rubble of their home.

William Fontan Quintero and his wife Yadira Sostre pose with a printed photo of them taken on Sept. 30, 2017 when they sat amid the rubble of their home that was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, at the same spot where they rebuilt their home, behind, in the San Lorenzo neighborhood of Morovis, Puerto Rico. AP

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A hand holding a photo showing police lifting a coffin.

A printed photo taken on Sept. 29, 2017 showing police lifting the coffin of officer Luis Angel Gonzalez Lorenzo, who was killed during the passage of Hurricane Maria when he tried to cross a river in his car, is shown at the same cemetery in Aguada, Puerto Rico. AP

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A hand holds a printed photo showing a U.S. Army helicopter transporting material to repair a dam.

A printed photo taken on Oct. 17, 2017 showing a U.S. Army helicopter transporting material to repair the Guajataca Dam, which was damaged during Hurricane Maria, is shown in front of the same location where repairs continue in Quebradillas, Puerto Rico. AP

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