Between September 19–21, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, leaving a major humanitarian crisis. Maria was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years. Prior t
Hurricane Maria over Puerto Rico on September 20
Radar image of Hurricane Maria at 0950 UTC September 20, just before landfall. This was the last image from the radar before it was destroyed.
Thousands of homes suffered varying degrees of damage while large swaths of vegetation were shredded by the hurricane's violent winds.
Relief supplies unloaded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents
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Hurricane Maria was an extremely powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that affected the northeastern Caribbean in September 2017, particularly in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, which account
Effects of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico
…Between September 19–21, 2017, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, leaving a major humanitarian crisis. Maria was the strongest storm to impact the island in nearly 90 years. Prior…
Maria at peak intensity southeast of Puerto Rico early on September 20
An aerial view of part of Roseau, revealing widespread damage to roofs. Flash floods clogged roads with debris—vegetative and structural—and mud.
A road in the Roseau area is littered with structural debris, damaged vegetation and downed power poles and lines.
Numerous trees fell across Guadeloupe, clogging roadways with debris.