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Survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated ageing: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Arizona [US], February 8 (ANI): Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in 2017. It left in its wake, the largest catastrophe in the history of the island. The storm killed over 3,000 people in its immediate aftermath, knocked out power to nearly all of the island's 3.4 million residents, a
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Puerto Rico Governor slams White House, calls officials 'bully'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], March 29 (ANI): Puerto Rico's Governor Ricardo Rossello, in an exclusive interview with CNN, lambasted the White House administration and accused the officials of 'bullying'.
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Trump denies death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 14 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Thursday refuted the Puerto Rican Government's assessment, that Hurricane Maria claimed 3,000 lives in Puerto Rico, accusing the Democrats of inflating the death toll to "make him look bad."
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Hurricane Maria death toll raised to 2,975
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
San Juan [Puerto Rico], August 29 (ANI): In the wake of new researches regarding the death tolls in Hurricane Maria, the Puerto Rican government has raised it to 2975. Hurricane Maria affected Dominica and Puerto Rico in September 2017.
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President Trump heads to Puerto Rico
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Puerto Rico [U.S.A], Oct 3 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday begins his visit to Puerto Rico wreaked by Hurricane Maria before making his way to Las Vegas, the site of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history. With most of the power transmission grid destroyed, more than 9
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Ricky Martin, Luis Fonsi head to Puerto Rico to aid Hurricane Maria victim
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 3 (ANI): It now seems that celebrities are taking the matter in their own hands when it comes to provide aid to Puerto Rico.
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We have done 'great job' in Puerto Rico post Hurricane Maria: Trump
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Oct.1 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump on Sunday hailed his administration for doing a 'great job' in 'almost impossible situation' in Puerto Rico while combating Hurricane Maria.
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Trump criticises San Juan mayor over hurricane response
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], Sept 30 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has criticised San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz for her remarks that the White House isn't doing enough to support Puerto Ricans in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
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Pitbull lends private plane for Hurricane Maria cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): Rapper Pitbull is the latest celebrity to lend a helping hand to the victims of Hurricane Maria.
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Fissures in Puerto Rico dam: Evacuations begin along Guajataca River
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
San Juan [Puerto Rico], September 23 (ANI):As many as 70,000 people in northwestern Puerto Rico were ordered to be immediately evacuated amid fears that a dam holding back a large inland lake was about to collapse because of fissures developed from Hurricane Maria's floodwaters.
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