Many of the gains made five years after Hurricane Maria have been washed away by Hurricane Fiona.
The strong winds associated with the storm have caused power outages almost a day before landfall. Some of the outages were reported before the storm even made landfall.Right now, the entire island is in the dark and many of the gains made five years after Hurricane Maria have been washed away.
Ortiz left Puerto Rico after Maria. Her hometown has been left in ruins by Fiona and the worst of it isn't over yet. The storm washed away a bridge in a central mountain town not far from where her family is right now. The fast-moving water created dangerous conditions, while the winds left the electric grid offline."One of the things that we want to make sure is that we create visibility about the lack of infrastructure," Miranda said.
"Making sure that we get solar batteries, items that can be helpful to keep people communicating," Miranda said.
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