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FEMA offers to airlift stranded Puerto Ricans to New York and Florida
The situation in Puerto Rico has become so dire that, for the first time ever, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is planning to airlift people stranded in shelters from the island to New York or Florida.
The U.S. military has started pulling troops from Puerto Rico
Since mid-October, about 1,600 troops and 13 aircrafts have left as the island transitions to recovery from life-sustaining emergency relief tasked to the U.S. military.
Puerto Rico rips up Whitefish energy contract
The CEO of the island's power authority said: "We’re working in an emergency. Everybody is working on 10 things at once. I don’t want to give apologies, but those things happen.”
What it's like delivering aid to a remote town in Puerto Rico
The town of Barranquitas is so remote, residents said relief efforts hadn’t reached them yet.
Puerto Ricans are racing against the clock to apply for disaster aid
Less than a fifth of the population has been approved for individual assistance with only a month left before the deadline.
A Messy FEMA Event in Puerto Rico Sparked Confusion and Rage
"They treat us like we're animals or something."
How devastated Puerto Rico really is, by the numbers
Only about half of residents have access to clean water, and 95 percent of the island still doesn't have power.
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