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After Helene, communication blackouts made it harder for residents to get accurate updates

by Zachary Turner
Oct 11, 2024
The hurricane toppled power lines — around 86,000 North Carolina residents are still waiting on power, according to the governor's office.
A felled utility pole in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina. Many residents remain without power or reliable cell service.
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Puerto Rican businesses hang on in an economy shaped by disaster

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 3, 2021
Entrepreneurs have endured natural disasters and political crises — and now COVID-19. “You have to be super, super tough," a business owner says.
A medical worker stands at the entrance of a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in March.
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For thousands in Dorian's path, cost can stand in the way of evacuating

by Samantha Fields
Sep 4, 2019
Poverty can make it that much harder when a natural disaster strikes.
Heavy wind and rain caused by Hurricane Dorian hit Main Street on Sept. 4 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Puerto Rico struggles to prepare as Dorian gains strength

by Andy Uhler
Aug 26, 2019
Sixty percent of the island's population doesn't have the resources to prepare for the storm, one expert says.
People walk across a flooded street in Juana Matos, Puerto Rico, in September 2017. The U.S. territory faced dangerous flooding and an islandwide power outage following Hurricane Maria.
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