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Bankrupt Puerto Rico Faces Hurricane Maria

 
sgtdjones 2017-09-22 13:47:25 

Bankrupt Puerto Rico Faces Direct Hit From Hurricane Maria

Puerto Rico, already trying to dig itself out of a historic financial crisis, is now facing a direct hit by a major hurricane that could destroy any progress the U.S. territory has made under a year-old economic rehab plan ─ and set it back further.

Hurricane Maria is forecast to hit Puerto Rico early Wednesday, testing the local government's ability to respond to a humanitarian disaster. While the Caribbean island of 3.4 million people is accustomed to tropical storms, it hasn't been hit by a Category 4 or 5 hurricane since 1928.


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