House With Tarp On Roof Puerto Rico

We saw many photos like the one above of the damage to puerto rico after it was hit by hurricane maria on september 20 2017.

House with tarp on roof puerto rico.

Updated june 21 2018 at 3 36 a m. Two years after the storm hit puerto rico the most visible remnants of it are the thousands of damaged homes still covered in blue tarps. Tarps that are frayed. The roof of his house was ripped off exactly two years ago by hurricane maria and a tarpaulin sheet remains his only protection from the elements.

Lives lost homes destroyed people seeking food an. Some of my fellow puerto ricans are still using blue tarps to keep their homes covered and way too many still don t have power around the clock all because president trump refused to provide the aid puerto rico needed at the time. Tarp roofs remain in puerto rico repairs at snail s pace. His home in the center of the capital san juan.

Puerto rico still recovering as hurricane sea. Governor privatizes power company by ben fox the associated press june 21 2018 at 3 36 a m. Governor privatizes power company by ben fox the associated press june 21 2018 at 3 36 a m. San juan puerto rico hurricane maria ripped away part of the steel roof from carmen lidia torres mercado s home in the puerto rican capital.

Over 30 000 houses and apartments in puerto rico still have blue tarps instead of roofs. Thousands in puerto rico under tarps 9 months after hurricane maria angel santos rivera 75 is seen in his damaged home still covered by blue tarp outside in cataño puerto rico on june 13. A woman walks by a house with the blue tarp that was used to protect the roof damaged by hurricane maria two. For many puerto ricans.

Puerto rico faces uneven and underfunded. Tarp roofs remain in puerto rico repairs at snail s pace.