Media Category: 2018.0521

Rescue in Loíza

Loíza, PR, September 21, 2017 – Members of the community of Miñi Miñi use diggers to help get their neighbors out of flooded areas. Loíza is a coastal municipality that got severely affected by Hurricane Maria. Yuisa Rios/FEMA

Destroyed Home in Utuado

Jayuya, PR, October 9, 2017 – Destroyed home by Rising water levels from Hurricane Maria destoryed this home. After Hurricane Maria, many homes, businesses and government buildings suffer major damages due to strong winds and heavy rain. Photo: Eliud Echevarria / FEMA

12.Shingle In Tree

An ordinary slate shingle becomes a dangerous projectile in Maria-force hurricane winds. The wind wedged this roofing shingle into a tree trunk. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

11.Power up

Crews restore power at the home of Gonzalo Ferrer’s parents in December 2017. Photo: Gonzalo Ferrer

Airport Pile-up

Maria’s 175 miles-per-hour wind gusts damaged aircraft in San Juan for repairs or in storage. Photo: FEMA/Andrea Booher

Destroyed Home in Utuado

Flooding from Maria carried away and destroyed this home in Jayuya, located in Puerto Rico’s mountainous region. Floodwaters and mudslides compounded the challenges these residents faced. Photo: FEMA/Eliud Echevarria

Flooded

The scene inside a Toa Baja home that had been in 12 feet of floodwater from Hurricane Maria. Photo: FEMA/Eliud Echevarria

FEMA tarps

The installation of the familiar FEMA blue tarp on a rooftop in Toa Baja. Photo: FEMA/Eliud Echevarria

Damaged Homes in Naranjito

This October 9, 2017 photograph of roofless and damaged homes shows Maria’s aftereffects in Naranjito, located in Puerto Rico’s central region. Photo: FEMA/Eliud Echevarria