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Devastated By Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico Remains Largely Cut Off From The World

Published September 26, 2017 at 1:06 PM EDT
People carry water in bottles retrieved from a canal due to lack of water following passage of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 25, 2017. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)
People carry water in bottles retrieved from a canal due to lack of water following passage of Hurricane Maria, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 25, 2017. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images)

Puerto Rico is on the brink of a humanitarian crisis as millions on the island remain without water, electricity or any way to contact the mainland United States.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from NPR’s Camila Domonoske (@camilareads), who is in Puerto Rico.

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