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Puerto Rico still under tarps as hurricane season returns
Nine months after Maria many residents, including Carmen Lidia Torres Mercado, still live under blue tarps or plastic sheets. Lack of ownership documents and funding hampers FEMA aid while power, water, and roads have largely recovered. Officials note thousands remain with temporary roofs and struggle to qualify for grants, loans, or title restoration, slowing full reconstruction.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Maria
Carmen Lidia Torres Mercado
Torres
Barriada Figueroa
Federal Emergency Management Agency
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
FEMA
U.S
Gabriel Figueroa
Rafael Surillo
Yabucoa
Surillo
Corps of Engineers
Jo Ann Diaz
Doris Colon
Felix Marquez
Catano
Colon
Africa
Dilma Gonzalez
Angel Santos Rivera
Rivera
Figueroa
Department of Housing
Tu Hogar