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Ortiz sisters pray as Maria batters Puerto Rico from Red Hook
Ulma Ortiz and her sisters in Red Hook follow Caribbean relatives’s fate as Hurricane Maria, a slow moving category 5 storm, devastates Puerto Rico. They relay updates via WhatsApp while food and power vanish and a key dam near Isabela faces danger. The family abides by faith and prayer as they assist from afar.
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