Surviving Hurricane Maria | Source Material

In September 2017, Hurricane Irma tore through the Caribbean. Two weeks later, another Category 5 hurricane hit. With winds of up to 172 mph, Hurricane Maria caused about $96 billion in damage to the region. The hurricane killed an estimated 2,975 people in Puerto Rico alone.

This is what it was like to live through Maria.

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